British Muslim Converts: Choosing Alternative Lives

by Kate Zebiri

Indispensable for anyone trying to understand Islam in the West

When the Western mass-media talk of conversion to Islam, we are bombarded with accounts of vulnerable people brainwashed into a culture of extremism. However, in reality, the vast majority who convert are well-educated, and doing so as the result of a long-considered and heartfelt decision. What is more, their numbers are multiplying.The only exploration of this unique group...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00AE4D6FI
• ISBN13: 9781851685462
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: ONEWorld
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"