Every year more and more Europeans, including Germans, are embracing Islam. It is
estimated that there are now up to one hundred thousand German converts—a number …

Indispensable for anyone trying to understand Islam in the West When the Western mass-
media talk of conversion to Islam, we are bombarded with accounts of vulnerable people …

This article examines the ways Muslim sportswomen are using social media to challenge
stereotypical representations and to build community. Drawing from an 8-month digital …

Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in Europe today and, according to some
observers, Islam has already become the second largest religion in terms of the number of …

This article reviews the anthropological scholarship that engages with religious conversion
as a political phenomenon, broadly defined. It develops the idea of making a difference as …

Based on the analysis of 52 conversion narratives to various religious groups, A New Model
of Religious Conversion utilizes case studies for comparison of converts' backgrounds …

This chapter develops a theoretical approach in which conversion is understood as a
complex contextual experience and long-term process that involves the construction of …

The contemporary resurgence of Islam in all of its varied manifestations demands the
attention of social scientists. This ground-breaking book provides a unique insight into …

Islamic feminism might sound like an oxymoron for some. However, for an increasing
number of Muslim women, Islam provides a salient framework within which they struggle for …

This chapter describes the transition from relative ethnic and religious homogeneity in
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland to more religiously diversity. The focus is …