E62: A Road of Bumps & Bruises: Lisa Converts to Islam, Gets Abused By Her ExHusband & Becomes a Hijab Fashion Icon | w. VeronaCollection Founder Lisa Vogl

09/05/2023 48 min

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Episode Synopsis

Mahmoud Elansary sits with Lisa Vogl, the cofounder of VERONA COLLECTIONS, the 1st hijab company to enter MACYS or any large American retailer. But before that she was a photographer who converted to Islam after making a documentary on the Hijab asking "Why do Muslim Women wear the Hijab?". Lisa Vogl walks us through her conversion story from a devoted catholic to a practicing Muslim. Lisa then reveals the disturbing truth of her marriage to a "Pious" Muslim man who went on to beat her and abuse her. This is a heavy one.

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