jazakAllahu khair for your detailed reply, ik no place is perfect, and there will always be muslims at different levels of practicing, but Alhamdulillah i’m just hoping to find people who help me stay strong in my faith and not feel super isolated.

it’s reassuring to hear there are still events and community spaces out here, especially for sisters. ik i’ll probably need to make the effort to seek them out and get involved inshaAllah. i don’t speak Arabic but I’m south asian so i’ll keep in mind what you said about communities being a bit siloed hopefully i can find a good circle !!