Converting to Islam for Marriage: New converts to Islam are mostly for marriages and majority of them are women since long. Converting to Islam for marriages are increasing with the increasing rate especially in the West. Most of the girls (Be Christian or Jew) preferred to marry a Muslim boy especially if he belongs to Pakistani origin. Because in west, it is famous that Pakistani boys like to marry, become a husband and form a family. This kind of protection mostly attract the western women who do not rely or trust of white boy that he would protect her, marry her or form a family with her and do not left her.

These and the kinds of reasons women marry to Muslim men in West lest she should be convert to Islam. Many girls do not accept Islam instantly, and many convert to Islam by just saying few words in non-practicing manner. However, overall, most of the women from both of the categories later on convert to Islam intellectually after being familiar to Islamic Ideology, teachings and commands and become a good practicing Muslim girl. The story of Andrea Chishti is a similar one who embrace Islam. Read her story in her own words given below.

"I have been happily married for 18 years to a British-born Muslim of Pakistani origins. We have a son, 11, and a daughter, eight.
 
Fida and I met at university in 1991. My interest in Islam was a symbiosis of love and intellectual ideas. Fida wanted a Muslim family, and by 1992 my interest in Islam had developed significantly, so I chose to convert. It took us three more years to get married. During that time, we battled things out, met friends and families, agreed on how to live together.
 
I grew up in Germany, in a household where religion did not play a prominent role. My father was an atheist, but my mother and my school left me with a conviction that spirituality was important. When I converted, my father thought it was crazy, but he liked my husband; even so, he bought me a little flat so I "could always come back". My mother was shocked, horrified even. We had a typical Pakistani wedding with Fida's large extended family, and I moved to another country, so it was a lot for her to deal with. His family were not all happy either, because they'd have preferred someone from a Muslim background.
 
I don't feel I need to dress differently. I don't feel I need to wear hijab in my daily life, but I am very comfortable wearing it in public when performing religious duties. I don't wear it also out of consideration for my mother, because it was a huge issue for her.
 
I was a sensible teenager. I didn't drink. I am a teacher. So, I didn't drop out of an old life to find a new one. But Islam has strengthened my ethics and morals, and given a good foundation for our family life.
 
You sometimes feel like a "trophy" because you are white. If you go to a gathering, everyone wants to help and teach you and take you under their wing, up to the point where I found it suffocating. But, mostly, a lot of conversion problems are human problems, women's problems."

Did you like the story and interview of Andrea Chishti who converted to Islam and later on become a good practicing Muslim? What inspired you in her life? Please share your views.

Last Updated: 21/7/2015