Some non-Muslims convert to Islam to access Bumiputera rights — or to be able to marry a Muslim. Non-Muslim parents usually cannot have custody of Muslim children.

Salafists are Islamic fundamentalists who seek to adhere the example of the Prophet Muhammad and the first generations who followed him.

Andrew Tate, recently slain on Twitter by Greta Thunberg and arrested in Romania, is also a Muslim convert — but I fear he's using Islam for a grift.

Blogs and social media has been abuzz with talk of a supposed “German news report” indicating that Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot of Germanwings flight 9525, was a Muslim convert. In fact, there ...

But in reality, conversion out of Islam falls within the ambit of sharia or Islamic courts. And sharia law prescribes fines or jail for those who renounce Islam, effectively ruling out the option.