8 Beautiful Portraits of Alice Norin, Before She Converted to Islam She Often Prayed in Indonesian Language-Feeling Inferior to Religious People

Alice Norin speaks about her experience of converting religions. Now a Muslim, she admits to feeling inferior when she first embraced Islam.

As we know, the actress of the film Ketika Cinta Bertasbih officially converted to Islam in 2007. Her decision to convert to Islam was purely her own, guided by the guidance she had received.

Previously Alice did practice 2 religions in her life. Her mother is a Muslim, while her father practices Christianity.

"Everyone learns. Going to church, celebrating Christmas, celebrating Eid first. Before deciding to convert. Mom is a Muslim, dad is a Christian. So we both follow both paths. Well, anyway, I feel more blessed when I pray. I don't know if it's suggestion or what, so yeah. Not long after getting married, my first husband was also a Muslim, so yeah," she continued.

Before understanding the proper way to pray, Alice also mentioned that she often performed prayers in Indonesian. She even went to church despite having performed prayers.

"Everyone learns. Going to church, eh, celebrating Christmas, celebrating Eid first. Before firmly deciding to convert to Islam. My mother is a Muslim, my father is a Christian. So, we both live our respective religions. Well, anyway, I feel more blessed when I pray. I don't know if it's suggestion or what, so, well, it's okay. Not long after getting married, my first husband is also a Muslim, so, well," she continued.

Shortly after officially becoming a Muslim, she was immediately offered a role in the movie Ketika Cinta Bertasbih (When Love Prays). At that time, Alice felt inferior when she saw other actors who were more religious, like Oki Setiana Dewi & Andi Arsyil Rahman.

"During the audition, there was recitation and all sorts of things, so I was nervous, Ki. I mean, the others must be far better. So, I felt inferior at that moment," she concluded.