DDHK News - As many as 100.000 British citizens have converted to Islam since 2001. According to a recent study, the majority of female converts are white. Reported The DailyStars, citing a study by Kevin Brice of Swansea University, most converts also wear a headscarf, but tend to disagree with wearing the niqab or veil.
Research conducted for the racial diversity organization Faith Matters found 5.200 people converted to Islam in Britain last year.
“Many women feel bored with the Western lifestyle…. They prefer a more spiritual approach, ”wrote The Daily Star quoting Fiyaz Mughal, Director of Faith Matters.
Most of the converts came from London and had university education. One of the “top” women who converted to Islam is Lauren Booth (brother-in-law of former British PM Tony Blair), CEO and Magazine Editor. Email Sarah Joseph, and Samantha Lewthwaite, wife of the 7/7 suicide bomber, Germaine Lindsay.
According to Sarah Joseph, she followed in her brother's footsteps and converted to Islam in 1988. “It was very difficult for my mother, who has been active in women's liberation and is worried about the role of women in Islam. But he realized, we are fighting for the same problem and I have a fantastic relationship with my family now, "he said.
The Daily Express citing a survey of 122 converts who said 56 percent of converts were white British, 62 percent were women. The mean age of converts was 27 years.
"They they see religion (Islam) in accordance with Western life. Converts are generally comfortable living in the UK and do not feel that the British are hostile to Islam, ”said the survey report. (Mel / Sify News). *
