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To most in the Western world the mention of a Muslim would make people think of immigration, terrorism, having culture and beliefs so backwards from the norm we find in the Western world. One thing people wouldn't imagine is well-educated, moderate in outlook, people from a secular Western background who choose to embrace the religion of Islam of their own free will.
In Britain there is a fast growing number of people choosing to convert to Islam and adopt the lifestyle of their new found beliefs. I myself a convert from a small town background in Ireland and Scotland had never really came across a Muslim until the day I travelled to the city to say my Shahada (Declaration of Faith). Apart from my knowledge of Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) also taking the same journey, I thought it was something unheard of but I was astonished to find a growing number of converts in Britain and Ireland who have also chosen this path.
I was interested to find out why so many people are choosing to take this big step and what their reasons are behind it. 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.
