[Chowchilla]

I am currently looking for books by converts about their journeys to Islam. I am aware of works by Muhammad Asad and Dr. Jeffery Lang, so something else would be appreciated. Note that I am not looking for online sources.

Thank you for your help.

[Macaca]

LOl i was about to give you a link when I read your second sentence...try Islamic Bookstore .com - Islamic Books, Islamic Audio, Video, Software and more! insha'Allah
(it's not free...) but islamictorrents.net or somethin like that.

[the_only_one]

our local masijd library is closed due to construction...for i'd have given u a whole list of books...super awesomest books on this topic..im sorry for i cant be a help I googled, it wasn't much of a help..but if you can't find it, i'll can email the head librarian and ask for the copy of the catalogue. inshaAllah. just let me know!!!

(its a shame, im a librarian and i can't remember the name of the books..well thats coz the library has been closed for few months now...i remember these types of books were under "INTRO TO ISLAM" at 4th shelf from the top )

[Pushpa]

I wonder if Ruqayyah Waris Maqsood has written anything about her conversion? It would be most interesting to read if she has.

Umm, Yvonne Ridley - I'm sure she's written about her conversion, although I'm not a fan of her writing style.

Sorry I can't give more concrete examples, those were just the ideas that popped into my head.

[rahma]

Books I've read:

Daughters of Another Path is kind of the classic american female converting to islam book. It's written by the mother of a convert, and contains the story of her daughter's conversion, as well as interviews with other converts and info on islam.

Believing as Ourselves is a kind of after the conversion story - the disillusion and how to get through it.

The Cross & the Crescent - not strickly a conversion story, but does explain the reasons why the author converted to Islam throughout the book.

Becoming Muslim - Sheikh Nuh's conversion story. also available online.

Autobiography of Malcolm X


Books that are on my to get list that I haven't read yet:

Islam Our Choice: Portraits of Moderan American Muslim Women

Women Embracing Islam: Gender and Conversion in the West

The Sun Is Rising in the West: Journey to Islam: New Muslims Tell About Their Journey to Islam

Islam, the alternative - written by a german convert. I can't remember if it has his conversion story or not. My husband has it laying around somewhere, and I'll check if I can find it.

Engaged Surrender: African American Women and Islam - has a section on conversion

Islam in the African-American Experience

A Muslim in Victorian America: The Life of Alexander Russell Webb

The Face Behind the Veil - contains several stories of converts

Becoming Muslim: Western Women's Conversions to Islam

British Muslim Converts: Choosing Alternative Lives

[wheelworks]

Originally Posted by rahma

Books I've read:

Daughters of Another Path is kind of the classic american female converting to islam book. It's written by the mother of a convert, and contains the story of her daughter's conversion, as well as interviews with other converts and info on islam.

I liked that book so I second the notion

[Chowchilla]

Thank you, rahma, and everyone else for your suggestions If you have more, please keep them coming.