Yvonne Ridley – Conversion to Islam

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In this in-depth interview, British journalist Yvonne Ridley recounts her dramatic capture by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the promise she made to read the Quran upon her release, and her eventual conversion to Islam after thirty months of study. She reflects candidly on how her preconceived notions about Islam were overturned by the Quran's teachings on women's rights, spirituality, and equality, and shares her views on Muslim identity, the sisterhood in Islam, the hijab, and the state of the global Muslim community. A compelling personal account of one of the most high-profile conversions to Islam in recent Western history.