The New Muslim Survey

2.06.2011

Assalamu Alaykum dear brothers and sisters,

Jazakhallah khair for coming to our blog. We are inviting you to be part of the first global research about the new Muslims done by Muslims.

The purpose of this research is to challenge the stereotypes spread by non Muslims intellectuals and leaders of opinion who claim that people are embracing Islam due to migration, politics, history, economics, gender issues, loneliness, poor achievement, marriages, depression, generational trends and even fashion. Current research fails to link our shahadas with Islam it self and in many cases it is promoting islamophobia against muslims in general.

Inshaallah The New Muslim Survey will gather enough evidence to prove that actually we came to Islam because Islam is the perfect way of life revealed by Allah.By including the views of reverts (converts) around the world, we will confirm inshaallah, that Islam is appealing to all human beings regardless of their race, location, age, gender, social class, education, etc.

The final product of this project will NOT be a collection of stories, but inshaallah a thought provoking book for non Muslims readers. For this reason, if besides being a revert to Islam, you are a speaker, a scholar or an activist make sure you include your views as well.

An additional report will be shared at no cost with the dawah carriers and with whoever seeks to boost the cooperation of the Ummah in the development of our communities across the world.

The ways in which you can contribute with this work for Islam are the following:

■By taking the survey if you returned to Islam (anonymously if you want)

■By forwarding this message

■By helping out with translations

■By making duah for us

■Or by supporting us with sadaqah

The survey is available in different languages here in this blog.

Safia umm Sara
Project Manager
London UK
thenewmuslimsurvey@gmail.com

Muslims by muslims

Bookstores and universities are replet with works of non muslims authors who have written extensively about the new muslims and their realities.

Unfortunately their texts focus more in european and anglo saxon new muslims; in women, certain social classes, or in certain ethnic groups such as Afro Caribbean converts in the US, etc.

They have not explored the diversity of social and cultural backgrounds at a global level that we represent nor the spectrum of our political, social and spiritual views without falling into some form or another of misinterpretation or misrepresentation.

We are concerned about the level of bias that these books carry with them, how they distort the image of muslims and Islam and how they shape the opinions of university´s communities, decision makers, intelectuals, influential people and the general public.

That's why we are looking for a broad representative sample across countries, from Australia and New Zealand, through South Africa, Jamaica, Mexico, Brazil or Japan.

This is why we invite all new muslims from around the world, brothers and sisters, to get involved with this global project, to take the survey and help us to reach the more new muslims we can.

We can not longer rely on others to speak on behalf of us. It is our responsability to lead the dawah at all social levels and present the truth as it is, inshaallah.