EPISODE · May 5, 2026 · 45 MIN
How a Muslim Refugee Convinced Me To Accept Islam | Caribbean Muslim Revert Story
from Canyon Mimbs Show · host Mimbs.canyon
Yahya, known online as Caribbean Revert, grew up in a deeply Christian household in Holland in the 1990s, the grandson of a priest, before a young Iraqi refugee named Amir quietly introduced him to Islam and set his life on an entirely different path. He went on to serve 9 years in the Dutch Army as an explosives specialist and anti-terrorism trainer, all while secretly praying in dark rooms and being fired from over 20 jobs after legally changing his name to one that honored both his grandfather and his faith. It was a serious health diagnosis that finally brought him fully to his knees before Allah, transforming him from a struggling revert into a grounded, practicing Muslim who now builds community on a Caribbean island and whose wife took her shahada this very Ramadan. I hope you enjoy the Muslim convert story of Yahya.-Subscribe to the Revert Of The Week Newsletter: https://canyon-mimbs.kit.com/revert-0:00:00 - Introduction & Episode Highlights0:01:30 - From Dutch Army to Anti-Terrorism Trainer0:05:00 - Arrested While Picking Up His Passport0:08:29 - Losing Jobs 20 Times After Changing His Name0:11:59 - How His Christian Family Reacted to His Islam0:15:29 - The Health Diagnosis That Changed Everything0:18:59 - Learning the Details of the Deen0:22:28 - How to Give Advice to New Reverts0:25:58 - Online Debates and Knowing Your Limits0:29:28 - His Advice to Every New Muslim0:32:58 - On Loneliness as a Revert & His Wife's Shahada0:36:27 - What He Loves Most About Allah0:39:57 - Palestine, the World Waking Up & People Coming to Islam0:43:26 - His Message to Every Person on Earth-Yahya: / caribbeanrevert Clips Channel: / @canyonmimbsshowclips Canyon: / canyonmimbs Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim
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Yahya, known online as Caribbean Revert, grew up in a deeply Christian household in Holland in the 1990s, the grandson of a priest, before a young Iraqi refugee named Amir quietly introduced him to Islam and set his life on an entirely different path. He went on to serve 9 years in the Dutch Army as an explosives specialist and anti-terrorism trainer, all while secretly praying in dark rooms and being fired from over 20 jobs after legally changing his name to one that honored both his grandfather and his faith. It was a serious health diagnosis that finally brought him fully to his knees before Allah, transforming him from a struggling revert into a grounded, practicing Muslim who now builds community on a Caribbean island and whose wife took her shahada this very Ramadan. I hope you enjoy the Muslim convert story of Yahya.-Subscribe to the Revert Of The Week Newsletter: https://canyon-mimbs.kit.com/revert-0:00:00 - Introduction & Episode Highlights0:01:30 - From Dutch Army to Anti-Terrorism Trainer0:05:00 - Arrested While Picking Up His Passport0:08:29 - Losing Jobs 20 Times After Changing His Name0:11:59 - How His Christian Family Reacted to His Islam0:15:29 - The Health Diagnosis That Changed Everything0:18:59 - Learning the Details of the Deen0:22:28 - How to Give Advice to New Reverts0:25:58 - Online Debates and Knowing Your Limits0:29:28 - His Advice to Every New Muslim0:32:58 - On Loneliness as a Revert & His Wife's Shahada0:36:27 - What He Loves Most About Allah0:39:57 - Palestine, the World Waking Up & People Coming to Islam0:43:26 - His Message to Every Person on Earth-Yahya: / caribbeanrevert Clips Channel: / @canyonmimbsshowclips Canyon: / canyonmimbs Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim
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