Firstly, because converts often know very little about Islam when they first decide to switch over, they are susceptible to brainwashing and propaganda, making them ideal targets for recruiters.

Yahya Maquiran, a 38-year-old father of three who left the Philippines 11 years ago after converting to Islam, began the English Friday sermons at the Saeed Bin Yuha mosque last year. Maquiran ...

According to a German government study cited in Der Spiegel, between mid-2004 and mid-2005, 4,000 Germans converted to Islam—about 13 times the rate just three years earlier.

IN THE wake of the attacks on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, speculation has grown about the possible involvement of Samantha Lewthwaite, a British convert to Islam. Ms Lewthwaite, known as the ...

Islam is the world's fastest growing religion due to migration and high birth rates, and a gradual stream of people from traditionally non-Muslim ethnicities are converting too.