White women convert to Islam

White women lead the growing number of people converting to Islam, says a report out today.

The number of converts may have risen from 60,000 in 2001 to up to 90,000 to 100,000, according to estimates in a report for the Faith Matters organisation.

A study by Kevin Brice, of Swansea University, for Faith Matters, found 5,200 people converted to Islam in Britain last year.

A survey of 122 converts last year showed 56 per cent were white British, with women making up 62 per cent of respondents.