From the Stage to the Prayer Mat

By: Rabia Christine Brodbeck May 18, 2018

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Rabia Christine Brodbeck is a world-famous dancer, born in Switzerland. She continued to dance and perform until 1998, when she retired. Following her conversion to Islam in 1986, Ms. Brodbeck began to write books with a focus on spirituality.

One of her books, From The Stage to the Prayer Mat: The Story of How a World- Famous Dancer Fell in Love with the Divine, was recognized in the "Spirituality" category during the New York Summer Book Festival in 2009. Apart from writing, she was selected to participate in a TV documentary for the European Union about European Muslims.