Though Al-Jazeera moved this story some months ago, I hadn't seen it before: "The Victorian Muslims of Britain," about British aristocratic types converting to Islam. (To quibble, some of these conversions were more Edwardian than Victorian. Among the examples is (Muhammad) Marmaduke Pickthall, whose translation of the Qur'an still circulates.
It also reminded me of the discovery of a letter from Winston Churchill's future sister-in-law expressing concern that Churchill might convert.
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Thursday, December 1, 2016
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