The movement of conservative Europeans converting to Islam

When Gulnaz Sibgatullina started her research into European converts to Islam, she expected a niche group. Over time, she found out that the development was much larger than expected and she discovered strong ties with supporters of right-wing, conservative ideology. Sibgatullina was able to conduct her research into the movement of Europeans who are converting to Islam with the aid of a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action Fellowship. Her home university is the University of Amsterdam. In addition, she is conducting part of her research at the George Washington University. 'When I started the research, I expected to find a very marginal movement, but it turned out be much larger than I thought', says Sibgatullina. Her initial findings also indicated that this was not only a recent development.