Conversion to Islam and Impact on Racial Identity

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dc.contributor.advisorKurtz, Lester
dc.creatorAlnassar, Abdullah
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-03T20:18:35Z
dc.date.available2022-08-03T20:18:35Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractBlack men have converted to Islam in the United States faster than any other minority group throughout multiple generations. This dissertation utilizes a qualitative methodology to investigate this phenomenon and its subsequent impact on Black racial identity. Through nineteen in-depth interviews with Black male Muslim converts, this study uncovered six relevant themes relating to motivations for conversion and subsequent impact on racial identity. Historical, spiritual and cultural motivations were shown to create a matrix of overlapping necessities that served as motivating factors toward conversion. Liberatory themes involving conscious and subconscious racial realignment emerged as post-conversion themes regarding racial identity.
dc.format.extent238 pages
dc.format.mediumDissertation
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/12949
dc.language.isoen
dc.subject.keywordsSociology
dc.subject.keywordsReligion
dc.subject.keywordsBlack Identity
dc.subject.keywordsBlack Muslim
dc.subject.keywordsConversion to Islam
dc.subject.keywordsIslamic Identity
dc.subject.keywordsMuslim Identity
dc.subject.keywordsRacial Identity
dc.titleConversion to Islam and Impact on Racial Identity
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelPh.D.
thesis.degree.namePh.D. in Sociology

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