I'm in a pickle - what do I do?
I'm half Gulf Arab (mom) and half British (dad). My mom is not an atheist but my dad is, so he left Islam and was abusive so my mom left Islam cause what else could she do? I tried contacting my religious aunt who her and her husband were friends with him and she blocked me!
I am DEFINITELY not an atheist. I have been looking into religion since I was 12 even though I wasn't raised like that. I definitely do not fit into the UK dating culture (I could explain but it's too long). I don't even fit in here anymore. I have never even been to the Gulf but people see me as foreign since I've grown up even though I speak the local language (not English). I have wanted to get married for years, due to my loneliness of being abused as a child and having no relatives, but no khaleeji wants to marry me because I'm not Muslim, even though I believe in God and have traditional values. I've just felt so alone my entire life. What am I supposed to do? I feel like I fit in with Muslims but the UK and my dad has ruined how I see Islam, I feel like I genuinely can't convert, like no matter what. I don't know how to explain it. I looked into Shia Islam even though my family were Sunni, and I like it a lot, but like I said, I feel like I just can't do this.