Converts – Faith Matters https://www.faith-matters.org Working with Faith Communities Countering Extremism, Supporting Integration & Challenging Hatred. Founded by Fiyaz Mughal Mon, 06 Dec 2021 11:40:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.faith-matters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/favicon.png Converts – Faith Matters https://www.faith-matters.org 32 32 95725945 Report on Converts to Islam in the UK: A Minority Within a Minority https://www.faith-matters.org/report-on-converts-to-islam-in-the-uk-a-minority-within-a-minority/ Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:49:09 +0000 https://faith-matters.org/index.php/2010/12/28/report-on-converts-to-islam-in-the-uk-a-minority-within-a-minority/

This report was undertaken by Faith Matters to assess the roles that converts to Islam have within our communities and it shows that there are numerous positive and highly productive roles that they play. There has also been no definitive study on the number of converts and whilst the assessments in this report are projections, we attempt to look at this area using statistical data that is available and through interviews conducted for this research.

The report shows that further work on how mosques can support converts is needed and also highlights the fact that converts can be a bridge between Muslim and non-Muslim communities. Press perception around converts is also addressed and we hope that the report is useful to highlight the important role that converts to Islam have and some of the areas of support that need strengthening within mosques and Muslim communities.

 

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Faith Matters UK tour (This tour has now been completed)

Faith Matters invited a convert Hispanic ‘gangsta’ rapper for a series of talks with communities in the UK to counter gun and knife crime and the pull of extremism towards some young people in the UK. This programme covered 8 major cities including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bradford, Leeds and other such cities and reached out to over 1,300 young people through Hamza Perez who was once in a gang in the US. Hamza turned his life around through his religious beliefs and this programme did not promote religion but promoted the need for discipline and structure within the lives of young people

Click here to download PDF Flyer

Tour Dates:

DERBY: Multi-faith Centre, University of Derby, Thursday 18th March -18:00
Kedleston Road, Derbyshire, DE22 1GB

BRADFORD: Bradford Film Festival, Friday 19th March – 14:45
National Media Museum, Pictureville, Bradford, BD1 1NG

BIRMINGHAM: The Drum, Saturday 20th March – 18:00
144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4UU

MANCHESTER: St Peter’s House, Sunday 21st March – 18:00
Precinct Centre, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9GH

GLASGOW: Centre for Contemporary Arts, Monday 22nd March – all day event
350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD

LONDON: SOAS, University of London, Tuesday 23rd March – 19:00
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG

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