A key revelation of the study was the heavily disproportionate attention, bordering on obsession in some cases, given to white, female converts to Islam by both the Muslim and non-Muslim communities
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#blackwomen #the92percent #blackmuslims #blackpeople #whitewomen #asian #blackmastodon
alike.
This is often to the detriment of African-Caribbean converts, thought to be the largest ethnic group of converts to Islam, who are often ignored and left feeling isolated by both the Muslim and non-Muslim communities.
Added Suleiman:
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“White converts can be regarded as ‘trophy’ Muslims and used in a tokenistic fashion by various sections of society, including the media. African-Caribbean converts remain largely invisible, uncelebrated and frequently unacknowledged. They can feel like
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a minority within a minority and this is something that must be addressed. I found this part of the conversion narratives hardest to bear.”
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Audubon Ballroon (he/him)