British Muslim Converts: Choosing Alternative Lives

Abstract

When the Western mass media talk of conversion to Islam, we are bombarded with accounts of suicide bombers, extremists, and terrorists. However, in reality, the vast majority who convert are well-educated, moderate in outlook, and doing so as the result of a long-considered and heart-felt decision." "In British Muslim Converts, Kate Zebiri looks in depth at this unique group in British society, and. examines their frequent disillusionment with Western attitudes and morals, often central to the decision to convert. Informed by first-hand interviews as well as published and internet material, Zebiri examines converts' contribution to a distinctive take on Islamic thought and discourse, and asks whether they could act as much-needed mediators in the growing divide between Islam and the West. Sensitive and thoughtful, British Muslim Converts will prove indispensable for anyone trying to understand Islam in the West.

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