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Dealing with anti-Islam propaganda while planning to marry a Christian sister

Assalamu alaikum, I need some advice. I reverted to Islam a few months ago after being raised Catholic, and my Christian girlfriend and I have been together for about a year and a half. We want to get married soon, inshaAllah. She’s been supportive of my conversion and even felt inspired to grow in her own faith-she went to a Christian convention recently. But when she told her religious parents about me becoming Muslim, they hit her with all the common lies: that I’m lost, going to hell, Muslims beat women, they kill non-Muslims, stuff like that. Her friends seemed fine at first, but then her friend’s dad sent us a video we “had” to watch. It’s called “The History of Islam in 68 Minutes” by some guy connected to evangelical networks, PragerU, and groups like that. I looked him up and it’s clear he’s heavily biased-he’s made claims that if atheists took over they’d kill millions of Christians, and says Muslims aim to infiltrate, breed, and dominate by the sword. I explained this to my soon-to-be wife, and I’m not worried about myself-I’ve studied the arguments and can handle it. What scares me is that this constant propaganda will drive a wedge between us in our marriage. How can we protect our relationship from all this hate and misinformation?

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Akhi, I married a Christian woman 7 years ago, alhamdulillah. The key is she saw I wasn't the monster they described. Be patient, never badmouth her family, and show her authentic Islamic resources. That video guy is a known liar, just a grifter. Keep studying together, and trust Allah.

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Man, I've seen this before. Those propaganda machines are relentless. My advice? Get her to meet actual Muslims, maybe sisters with a similar background. She needs a counter-narrative. And make istikhara, seriously. If she's swayed by a single video, you've got bigger issues.

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Brother, the best dawah is your character. Let her see Islam through your actions, not arguments. But wallahi, if her family is this deep into islamophobe stuff, you both need strong boundaries or it'll poison things. Make sure she's really on board with raising kids Muslim, that's the real test.

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