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Why is my dad so against islam and how do I tell him I'm muslim?

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I am learning Arabic, I pray, I beleive in Allah and Muhammad and I am loyal to Allah. But no one knows except my best friend. Last night I came SO close to telling my Dad that I am now Muslim, but when I mentioned the word 'Islam' he went right off saying I shouldn't get involved, and that Islam is all circled around death and blood and killing and that it's all disgusting blah blah blah. I almost started crying right then and there because I felt like it was ME he was talking about. If I told him I was Muslim is that how he'd talk about me? Islam is a religion of peace, love and freedom, not the warped laws of many Middle Eastern countries, but I'm too scared to tell them now. I want to cover my hair with my hijab but I can't because of what my parents are like. I am really distraught over this and need help. I'm only 13, and btw my parents don't beleive in ANYTHING although Dad was raised a Catholic. ~Sigh~ I seriously don't know what to do! BTW im a girl