From the Stage to the Prayer Mat

 From the Stage to the Prayer Mat,
Paperback - 316 pages,
by Rabia Christine Brodbeck.



The Story of How a World-Famous Dancer Fell in Love with the Divine.


Gracefully chronicling one Western woman's attraction to the universal charm of Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, this inspirational memoir chronicles why and how Brodbeck journeyed from the exciting world of modern dance in New York City to Istanbul, where she lovingly embraced Islam.


After several years on famous stages throughout the world, from New York to London, Rabia Christine Brodbeck, a pioneer of modern dance who converted to Islam, narrates her story of enlightenment from chaos to respect in her book, “From the Stage to the Prayer Mat: The Story of How a World-Famous Dancer Fell in Love with the Divine.”

 
At the 2009 New York Book Festival, her book won best book in the category of spiritual books. Tughra Books, which published Brodbeck's book, celebrated the book's prize with an iftar on Monday in İstanbul and presented her with an award after her win in New York.


“When I was in New York, by chance I came across a masjid run by Turkish Muslims. I was very impressed and started to learn Islamic philosophy and its principles. The imam of the masjid told me what I had needed to hear all of my life,”


This book is for seekers of truth, written as gracefully as she once used to perform on stage, now in adoration for the Divine and attracted to ''the universal charm of Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.''

 

Rabia Christine Brodbeck is a former ballerina.