Sisters in Islam. Women’s conversion and the politics of belonging: A Dutch case study

In this thesis, I address women's conversion to Islam in the Netherlands, through a case study of converted women who participated in five Muslim women's groups in Amsterdam-West (2006-2011 ). These groups were founded by converted women, but attracted a diverse audience, including born Muslim women from different ethnic backgrounds. In addition to the analysis of women's individual conversion trajectories, I also looked at the local, national, transnational, and global context of these women's groups activities. I have opted to focus on converts' ethnic, national, and religious belonging, as... Mehr ...