From Prom Queen to Hijabi

Book excerpt: How does a typical American girl from Boston go from being "Prom Queen" and captain of two varsity sports teams to an orthodox Muslim covered from head to toe? Read about the "road less traveled" that one girl took as she stopped at nothing to be true to herself.U.M. Fatima is an American born, former high school teacher turned homeschooling mom with a B.A. and M.A. in Italian linguistics from UMass and Middlebury College. She also completed a doctorate in natural health with a concentration in Ayurveda and is a self-proclaimed "mitochondriac." Since becoming Muslim in 2010 after years of studying religions, foreign languages and cultures, and holistic medicine, she has been on a journey to get closer to God through the religion of Islam.