The
woman who was believed to be the first Muslim to win the title when she was
crowned Miss USA
in 2010 has converted to Christianity.
Fakih
recently tweeted a verse from Philippians:
Fakih's
faith was Shia Muslim but she attended a Catholic school.
In
a Huffington Post interview in 2010 she said: "We're more of a spiritual
family. Religion really doesn't define me or my family. My family's been very
liberal, and we appreciate all different kinds of religions."
She
added: "My brother-in-law is Christian, and he (and my sister) baptised
their two sons. I have an uncle who converted to Christianity, and he's a
priest now."
She
said: "We'd go to church on Easter. We always had a Christmas tree and
every year we go the Radio City Christmas Show, and watch Miracle on
34th Street. But we celebrate some of the Islamic holidays as well."
According to
Albawaba, It was only when she went to university in the US that Fakih connected with her Muslim roots:
"When I went to the University
of Michigan , because
there's more of a Muslim community, my dad wanted me to learn more about
Islam," she said. "I didn't know much about Ramadan and other
holidays, and my dad wanted me to take that opportunity and learn."
On
social media, most responses have been supportive of her conversion.
After
she won the top beauty pageant, Fakih was quoted as saying: "I'd like to
say I'm American first, and I am an Arab-American, I am Lebanese-American, and
I am Muslim-American." Some Muslim scholars at the time criticised her for
entering the competition in the first place.
Source:
Christian Today
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