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British Muslim Converts Kate Zebiri

British Muslim Converts By Kate Zebiri

British Muslim Converts by Kate Zebiri


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Summary

Kate Zebiri examines British cases of conversion to Islam, asking whether converts could act as much-needed mediators in the growing divide between Islam and the West.

British Muslim Converts Summary

British Muslim Converts: Choosing Alternative Lives by Kate Zebiri

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 in British society, this well-argued and powerful book investigates the fascinating
contribution that Western converts to Islam are making to Islamic thought.

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Zebrisi's research covers ground that previous surveys of converts have not explored

About Kate Zebiri

Kate Zebiri is Senior Lecturer of Arabic & Islamic Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. She is the author of Muslims And Christians Face To Face.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Converts in the British Context

Muslims in Britain
A Brief History of Conversion to Islam, with Particular Reference to Britain
Converts vis-a-vis Second and Third Generation Muslims: A Comparative View
A Profile of British Converts

Chapter 2: The 'Double Marginality' of Converts

Conversion as Social Protest?
Converts in Relation to Born Muslims
Converts in Relation to Non-Muslim Family and Friends
A Special Role for Converts?

Chapter 3: A New Identity?

National, Racial and Ethnic Identity
Identity Markers: Language, Dress, Names, Circumcision
Lifestyle Changes
Continuity and Discontinuity
Concluding Remarks

Chapter 4: Society and Politics

Views of British Society and Western Civilization
Sexual Morality
Domestic and International Politics
A New Geopolitical Orientation?
Concluding Remarks

Chapter 5: Women and Men

Hijab and Niqab: Eluding the Male Gaze
Social Contact between the Sexes
Marriage
Polygyny
Concluding Remarks

Conclusions

Glossary of Arabic and Islamic Terms

Endnotes

Bibliography

Additional information

GOR002901260
9781851685462
1851685464
British Muslim Converts: Choosing Alternative Lives by Kate Zebiri
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oneworld Publications
20071130
304
N/A
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