Women in Canada converting to Islam: a narrative inquiry

dc.contributor.advisorEyre, Linda
dc.contributor.advisorBain, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorSentse, Ella
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:52:14Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:52:14Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.updated2023-03-01T15:03:30Z
dc.description.abstractAlthough Islam is frequently cited as the fastest growing religion in North America, very little research has been done on the topic of the conversion of Canadian women to Islam. This narrative inquiry uses open-ended, semi-structured interviews with six Canadian women in Ontario and the Atlantic provinces. The women's stories of conversion were collected and analyzed in the context of a number of important scholarly discourses, including: the role of women in Islam; attitudes toward Islam and Muslims in North America; the process of conversion in general; and conversion to Islam in particular. Common threads in their conversion stories included such influences as: identity; the amount of time it took to convert; the importance of social bonds; dissatisfaction with one's former faith; feeling a sense of belonging and community; and appreciation of Islamic values, beliefs, and practices. There are also influences unique to each woman’s conversion. This thesis concludes that while the women's stories reflect shared patterns of influence, there is no template for conversion. Also, all of the conversion stories demonstrated a sense of agency; each woman chose Islam of her own free will.
dc.description.copyright© Ella Sentse, 2016
dc.formattext/xml
dc.format.extentv, 88 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/14594
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineInterdisciplinary Studies
dc.titleWomen in Canada converting to Islam: a narrative inquiry
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineInterdisciplinary Studies
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Interdisciplinary Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.IDST.

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