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As he/she enters the realm of Islam, a new revert is bound to feel somewhat torn between a former self and a nascent one. Shall he/she relinquish his original culture altogether, or shall he/she find a middle ground, a compromise between it and Islam? Shall he/she proceed slowly and gradually or quickly and impetuously in whatever direction he/she has opted for? Shall he/she integrate in his original culture or isolate himself therefrom? Shall he/she accept the others as they are or attempt to change them, no matter what? Shall he/she wear Arab or Pakistani clothes or keep those he/she has always worn? Shall he/she mix with the other gender unconditionally as he/she used to or mix regularly with members of the same gender and only exceptionally with the other?
These questions and many more similar ones presumably cross the mind of any new revert to Islam. We devote this corner to answer with the help of Allah any such questions.