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dimbear

(6,271 posts) Fri Oct 11, 2013, 06:38 PM Oct 2013

Converting to Islam: British women on prayer, peace and prejudice

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/11/islam-converts-british-women-prejudice

"Around 5,000 British people convert to Islam every year – and most of them are women. Five of them talk about prejudice, peace and praying in car parks......."

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Converting to Islam: British women on prayer, peace and prejudice (Original Post) dimbear Oct 2013 OP

It's the latest trendy thing, you know mr blur Oct 2013 #1

mr blur

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1. It's the latest trendy thing, you know

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Sat Oct 12, 2013, 07:59 AM

Oct 2013

although I think the cognitive dissonance is strong with the "psychologist and gender equalities activist" who chose to convert to Islam and then seems astonished that women aren't allowed in the mosque.

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