Islam Conversion | National Geographic

for mayor it was really important to try

for mayor it was really important to try and get them to say me as a human being

and get them to say me as a human being

and get them to say me as a human being and so would make it harder for them to

and so would make it harder for them to

and so would make it harder for them to kill me if it did come to that point

kill me if it did come to that point

kill me if it did come to that point sudden walaikum they were Muslim and

sudden walaikum they were Muslim and

sudden walaikum they were Muslim and they were interested in what our

they were interested in what our

they were interested in what our religious beliefs were Kristin yes I am

religious beliefs were Kristin yes I am

religious beliefs were Kristin yes I am he said to become Muslim one day the

he said to become Muslim one day the

he said to become Muslim one day the best thing that we could do but if you

best thing that we could do but if you

best thing that we could do but if you don’t convert then the likelihood would

don’t convert then the likelihood would

don’t convert then the likelihood would be that they would get a ransom for us

be that they would get a ransom for us

be that they would get a ransom for us and then kill us wasn’t really a

and then kill us wasn’t really a

and then kill us wasn’t really a decision that we had much option in we

decision that we had much option in we

decision that we had much option in we don’t then they’re gonna kill us anyhow

I’ve told them we’re ready to convert

I’ve told them we’re ready to convert well I’ve been writing the Koran for

well I’ve been writing the Koran for

well I’ve been writing the Koran for about three days

I was so underprepared we have to

I was so underprepared we have to convert or they’ll kill us I was

convert or they’ll kill us I was

convert or they’ll kill us I was terrified that if it wasn’t convincing

terrified that if it wasn’t convincing

terrified that if it wasn’t convincing what were the consequences for us being

what were the consequences for us being

what were the consequences for us being found out this is a massive decision she

found out this is a massive decision she

found out this is a massive decision she said well I’ve told them we can’t go

said well I’ve told them we can’t go

said well I’ve told them we can’t go back on it now they’re gonna be here in

back on it now they’re gonna be here in

back on it now they’re gonna be here in the next hour

if you convert and don’t have true

if you convert and don’t have true belief then you’re basically worse than

belief then you’re basically worse than

belief then you’re basically worse than an infidel they believe that they have

an infidel they believe that they have

an infidel they believe that they have the right to kill you in that situation

the right to kill you in that situation

the right to kill you in that situation you’re never going to feel ready

we didn’t know what we’re doing

we didn’t know what we’re doing but I thought we were faking it then it

but I thought we were faking it then it

but I thought we were faking it then it was potentially life-threatening I would

was potentially life-threatening I would

was potentially life-threatening I would sort of do everything a few seconds

sort of do everything a few seconds

sort of do everything a few seconds after then

I didn’t feel that we were convincing at

I didn’t feel that we were convincing at all

no Yardley Rosa and then after that we

no Yardley Rosa and then after that we were Muslim attending I got any ride a

were Muslim attending I got any ride a

were Muslim attending I got any ride a sense of security from the conversion I

sense of security from the conversion I

sense of security from the conversion I wasn’t really sure how long this Bluff

wasn’t really sure how long this Bluff

wasn’t really sure how long this Bluff was gonna have to last for