British Muslim Converts: Choosing Alternative Lives

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.