During a short trip to the West Bank this November, an interfaith group, most of them British Muslims from the Faith Matters organization, visited Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Ramallah and Hebron through a Holy Land Trust program for five days. Faith Matters is a UK interfaith and community cohesion-based organization that works “towards conflict resolution and cohesion […]
Continue ReadingThe number of converts to Islam in the UK has nearly doubled in the last decade, with over half of them being white females, a new study has found. The report by Kevin Brice of Swansea University shows that the number of people converting to Islam has risen from about 60,000 in 2001 to about […]
Continue ReadingA study showing that nearly two-thirds of converts to Islam over the last 10 years were women was welcomed today by the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC). IHRC said the study, released by the think tank Faith Matters, highlighted that portrayals of Islam as an “oppressive” religion were wide of the mark. Faith Matters, which […]
Continue ReadingThe number of converts to Islam may have risen from around 60,000 in 2001 to up to 100,000, according to estimates in a report for the Faith Matters organisation. A study by Kevin Brice, of Swansea University, on behalf of Faith Matters, found 5,200 people converted to Islam in the UK last year. A survey […]
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A new report has revealed that the number of Muslim converts in the UK has soared during the last decade. The interfaith organisation “Faith Matters” says there are now around 100,000 Muslim converts in Britain, and most of them are female. Roshan Muhammed Salih reports from London.
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