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LONDON — The sister-in-law of former prime minister Tony Blair has converted to Islam following a visit to Iran, saying she is a “proud member” of the Muslim community. Lauren Booth has given up alcohol and pork, prays five times a day and has not ruled out wearing a burqa ... Read More »

London, England (CNN) – Former rock 'n' roll photographer and Muslim convert Peter Sanders says he is trying to show the true face of Islam through his photography. Sanders is concerned that images of extremists and terrorists dominate the public's idea of Islam. He searches for more traditional images to ... Read More »

"Believing in God and knowing God, I believe, are very separate concepts. I attended church on the obligatory holidays. I would drop my coins in the faded gold box that was firmly welded to the candle offerings table. Kneeling down, I closed my eyes and prayed to any and all saints to help me." Read More »

By Alison Lake This essay is the first in a series about religious conversion. If you'd like to submit your story of religious conversion, email onfaith@washingtonpost.com. I. THE CONVERSION STORY Three years ago, I embraced the concepts of Islam and made some large changes in my life. This year, a ... Read More »

Life after conversion is filled with a mix of new emotions and experiences. Often the new Muslim, filled with that new convert zeal and emanrush, is ready to accept almost anything while trying to integrate into his or her newly acquired faith and community. Some tips to help the new Muslim convert navigate this journey of submission. Read More »

Dear New Muslim, a straight forward set of advice to new Muslim converts from Musa Maguire. A convert to Islam himself, Musa outlines the key items new Muslims should focus on after accepting their faith. Read More »

The conversion was not an unusual event. Muslims in this country witness conversions all the time. I smiled as I thought about Nonnie, and all the Nonnie-wannabes, the Spencers, the Pipes, and all the Islamophobes, working day and night spouting lies against Islam, trying their best to create hatred and misunderstanding of Islam. Read More »

This is a guest-post submitted by Brent Graham, a native of Down Under (Australia): When I first started to read an English translation of the Qur'an (also known as Qurʾān) that was available in my Secondary College's Library, Christianity was my professed religion. I can still remember today how fascinated ... Read More »

The following is a short interview with an 84 year old British man who accepted Islam. He discusses his experience and what led him to realise and accept the truth. Read More »

I belong to a book discussion group whose members are predominantly converts. We are currently reading Even Angels Ask by Jeffrey Lang. I've struggled through the book, disliking some of his broad generalizations about people and feeling concern about some of his ways of deriving knowledge. Yesterday, however, we got ... Read More »