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Apr 2023
52m 48s

E60| Battle of the Hearts: U.S. Soldier ...

Mahmoud Ansari
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U.S. Staff Sergeant, Lourdes Loyola, Converts to Islam after her deployment to Afghanistan, then her children all convert! 5 years later they all get to watch as their Husband and Father emotionally converts, as well. Later, we discuss the moral dilemma of being a Muslim in the U.S. military, should Muslims become U.S. soldiers? What’s the impact of that on a personal and societal level? Can we really change the Military on the inside as Muslims? All this and more on this weeks Episode! 


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