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[1] = *According to The Jerusalem Post, in the United Kingdom and France, up to 100,000 people converted in the last decade in each country. [2] According to Yedioth Ahronoth, Germany has up to 4,000 a year. [3] According to The Guardian, about 5,000 British people convert to Islam every year, mostly women. [4]
It was reported in 2013 that around 5,000 British people convert to Islam every year, with most of them being women. [33] According to an earlier 2001 census, surveys found that there was an increase of 60,000 conversions to Islam in the United Kingdom. [34] Many converts to Islam said that they suffered from hostility from their families. [34]
In Britain, around 6,000 people convert to Islam per year and, according to a June 2000 article in the British Muslims Monthly Survey, the majority of new Muslim converts in Britain were women. [41] According to The Huffington Post, "observers estimate that as many as 20,000 Americans convert to Islam annually." [42]
It was reported in 2013 that around 5,000 British people convert to Islam every year, with most of them being women. [312] According to an earlier 2001 census, surveys found that there was an increase of 60,000 conversions to Islam in the United Kingdom. [313]
The converts Sadiq attracted tended to be African American. [106]: 31–32 Soon after, African-American Muslim groups began to form: the Moorish Science Temple was established in Chicago in 1925, and the Nation of Islam formed in 1930. [106]: 34–36 According to an article in 2001, 25,000 Americans convert to Islam per year. [107]
In Britain, around 6,000 people convert to Islam per year and, according to an article in the British Muslims Monthly Survey, the majority of new Muslim converts in Britain were women. [317] According to The Huffington Post, "observers estimate that as many as 20,000 Americans convert to Islam annually", most of them being women and African ...
[4] [5] Further studies indicate the worldwide spread and percentage growth of Islam, may be attributed to high birth rates followed by a trend of worldwide adoption and conversion to Islam. [3] [6] Most Muslims fall under either of two main branches: Sunni (87–90%, roughly 1.7 billion people) [7] Shia (10–13%, roughly 180–230 million ...
Due to this, those who convert are typically referred to as reverts. In Islam, the practice of religious circumcision is considered a sunnah custom, not a requirement for conversion, and furthermore it is never mentioned in the Quran. [24] [25] [26] The majority of clerical opinions holds that circumcision is not required upon entering the ...