Hasmik Hakupian, the Armenian woman, converted to Islam, said Shahadatain in the presence of Amol’s Friday prayer leader in North Iran.

 after becoming Muslim, she changed her name to Fatima.

“In the last few years, I’ve been participating in educational Quranic classes with my friends. The spiritual atmosphere of these classes was introduction for me to convert to Islam”, Fatima said.

“The most important element of my accepting Islam was participating to mourning of Ahlul Bayt and presentation in holy shrines of Ahlul Bayt (PBUH)”, she added.

“Despite propagandas in West, Islam does not restrict women” Fatima said at the end.