02436nam 2200565 450 991078522690332120230721013546.01-282-87316-497866128731641-4411-1570-6(CKB)2670000000054731(EBL)601663(OCoLC)676697000(SSID)ssj0000430909(PQKBManifestationID)11296535(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000430909(PQKBWorkID)10456668(PQKB)11185919(MiAaPQ)EBC601663(MiAaPQ)EBC5309551(MiAaPQ)EBC3003011(Au-PeEL)EBL3003011(OCoLC)928191504(EXLCZ)99267000000005473120180315h20082008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWelcome to Islam a convert's tale /Lucy Bushill-MatthewsLondon, [England] ;New York, New York :Continuum,2008.©20081 online resource (216 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84706-216-4 Includes bibliographical references.Embracing faith -- Marriage ties and scarves -- On foreign soil -- In the 'real world' -- A pilgrim's progress -- Babes in arms -- Community spirit -- Fasting and feasting -- The next generation -- Epilogue.Written by a Muslim convert and mother of three, Welcome to Islam captures the occasionally poignant but often humorous reality of being a Muslim in the current climate: as a convert, a working woman, a mother, and as an active member of the local community. Discover what it's really like living life as a Muslim: praying the ritual prayers at work in an office when your boss walks in; going on Hajj with hundreds of Saudi women dressed from head to toe in black; or explaining to your six-year-old daughter, who is looking at the pictures in the newspaper, that the bearded Asian Muslim who is beiMuslim converts from ChristianityGreat BritainBiographyMuslim converts from Christianity297.092Bushill-Matthews Lucy1503674MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785226903321Welcome to Islam3732238UNINA