1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,200 When you look at this photo of Angela Collins, she looks like the all-American girl with blonde hair and gorgeous blue eyes. 2 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:11,220 But that was the old Angela. Now you wouldn't recognize her. 3 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:15,760 Today, Angela never shows her blonde hair in public. 4 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:21,940 In fact, she never goes out without being covered up, because Angela is a recent convert to Islam. 5 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:23,720 She is now a Muslim. 6 00:00:24,180 --> 00:00:25,520 I'm like the girl next door. 7 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:27,760 Angela is the girl next door. 8 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:34,100 She was a typical California girl growing up in Mission Viejo, California, right in the heart of the O.C. 9 00:00:34,220 --> 00:00:38,220 These are family photos of Angela growing up in a traditional Catholic family. 10 00:00:38,540 --> 00:00:45,680 So why would she ever give up everything she knew to follow the teachings of Islam and work running a school for Muslim children? 11 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:50,520 What do you want people to know about why you converted? 12 00:00:52,140 --> 00:00:56,060 I was speaking truth, and I found it in my religion. 13 00:00:56,060 --> 00:00:58,740 And Angela isn't alone in converting to Islam. 14 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:03,700 In fact, an estimated 20,000 Americans each year become Muslims and join mosques. 15 00:01:04,100 --> 00:01:08,080 But life in the U.S. for Muslims hasn't been easy since September 11th. 16 00:01:08,180 --> 00:01:10,660 Yeah, people do react differently to me. 17 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:16,220 And in a strange twist of events, Angela became a Muslim just weeks after 9-11. 18 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:17,940 What was the experience like for you? 19 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:20,460 Well, it was poor timing on my part. 20 00:01:20,460 --> 00:01:23,660 And how did her family react when Angela told them? 21 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:24,520 What was your reaction? 22 00:01:24,980 --> 00:01:28,840 Well, actually, I wasn't all that surprised. 23 00:01:29,320 --> 00:01:34,880 I was also kind of proud of my daughter because she proved to be an independent thinker. 24 00:01:35,260 --> 00:01:41,820 So looking at Angela today versus the Angela that you grew up with, do you see her as being happier today? 25 00:01:42,320 --> 00:01:42,600 Yes. 26 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:43,820 Yes, I do. 27 00:01:43,820 --> 00:01:45,620 So you see this as a positive change? 28 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:46,140 Absolutely. 29 00:01:46,740 --> 00:01:56,060 But Angela says when she hears terrorist talk from Adam Gadon, the fellow Californian now accused of treason for becoming a member of Al-Qaeda, it makes her blood boil. 30 00:01:56,180 --> 00:02:00,220 We should go and slaughter their women and children one by one. 31 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:01,440 Does that get you angry? 32 00:02:02,100 --> 00:02:02,580 Yes. 33 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,680 Yes, it's my religion, and it's being hijacked. 34 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:10,060 And even with all the changes she's gone through, there's one thing she's not changing. 35 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,080 She's keeping her Christian name. 36 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:13,740 Why have you not changed your name? 37 00:02:14,140 --> 00:02:20,000 Because my mother gave me my name, and my name is Angela, and Angela is a Muslim. 38 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:21,360 We should go and let her go. 39 00:02:21,920 --> 00:02:23,000 Thank you. 40 00:02:23,780 --> 00:02:24,740 Thank you. 41 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:25,640 Thank you. 42 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:27,060 Thank you. 43 00:02:27,640 --> 00:02:27,840 Thank you. 44 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:30,980 Thank you. 45 00:02:31,220 --> 00:02:31,520 Thank you. 46 00:02:31,740 --> 00:02:31,800 Thank you. 47 00:02:32,300 --> 00:02:32,640 Thank you. 48 00:02:32,640 --> 00:02:32,860 Thank you. 49 00:02:42,700 --> 00:02:44,780 Thank you. 50 00:02:45,340 --> 00:02:46,820 Thank you. 51 00:02:47,980 --> 00:02:48,960 Thank you.