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THE HOUSE OF THE PROPHET

Members of the Ahlul Beit Community pray before the break of the fast, during the holy month of Ramadan.
The Community gathers converts from all ethnic backgrounds and offers support to those who recently embraced Islam.

"One night I dreamt of having a huge, white lion at my side. He was protecting me from black wolves. I converted one year later."
Hala (not her name) is a Portuguese Muslim Shia convert. She works as a cleaner in London. But she is studying to become a cleric.

A view of the Islamic Centre of England, an extremely important centre for Shia Islam in London.

Maryam is a Shia revert - a term that describes people who were born in a Muslim family but step away from Islam only to return to it to a later age.
Maryiam is part of a team researching a cure for Alzheimer Disease.

A view of the main prayer hall of the Islamic Centre of England, during Ramadan.

Ramir is a Sunni convert from Moss Side, Manchester.
A former gang member, he converted to Islam in prison.

A session of Quran study with some members of the Ahlul Beit Community.

"I bought this necklace a few years ago. It's almost identical to the one I had when I was a child. Years before I could even know what Islam was. Coincidence?"
Noor is an Italian convert living in London. She converted after meeting her (now) ex-husband. Although he wore it for this portrait, she stopped wearing her hijab in public after she became Muslim.

A view of Goodge Street Mosque, London.

Ismael Lea South, a former rappers turned social activist, prays at a mosque in London.
After leaving music, Ismael began working to empower black youths in London.

An English translation of the Quran.
Very few converts master Arabic. Translations are often the only way for them to read the sacred text.

Mickhel, a convert from Manchester, sits in a local masjid in Moss SIde, Manchester during an interview.
At the time, Mikhel was unemployed and was thinking of applying to join a history course at university.

Two girls color a religious scene, during a meeting of the Ahlul Beit Community in London.

The wives of two members of the Ahlul Beit Community pose for a portrait, during a meeting.

Two girls in their abayas and hijabs play, during a meeting of the Ahlul Beit Community.

Young boys, sons of converts, recite fragments of religious formulae.

A British Shia convert prays at the Islamic Centre of England.

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Finally breaking fast during the month of Ramadan.
Fasting is regarded as one of the hardest challenges for Muslim neophytes.

A member of the Ahlul Beit Community watching the English national team playing on TV, during a meeting over the month of Ramadan.

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