This comedian describes herself as ‘half Mexican, half white and 100% Muslim’

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Sofie Lovern is a Mexican American standup comedian from Oakland, California. She converted to Islam as a young adult and, before long, she was married to a Moroccan man, living abroad, raising kids and worrying about her future. From KALW in San Francisco, reporter Hana Baba tells us Sofie’s personal story about becoming Muslim.

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