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Conversion to Islam in prisons

Index Conversion to Islam in prisons

Conversion to Islam in prisons refers to the modern phenomenon seen in the Western world of a statistically high incidence of incarcerated criminal non-Muslims converting to Islam while in the prison system. [1]

46 relations: Aboriginal Australians, Amedy Coulibaly, Australia, Birth rate, Black Muslims, Black people, British African-Caribbean people, Charlie Hebdo shooting, Christian Identity, Christianity, European Australians, Federal prison, Fleury-Mérogis Prison, France, Goulburn, New South Wales, Identity (social science), Immigration to Europe, Imprisonment, Indiana State University, Islam, Islam in the United Kingdom, Islam in the United States, Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting, Jihad, Marseille, Mosque, New South Wales, New York Daily News, Paris, Pew Research Center, Prison, Prison gang, Prisoner, Radicalization, Ramadan, Salah Abdeslam, Supermax prison, Sydney, Terrorism, The Australian, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, United Kingdom, United States, Victoria (Australia), Western world.

Aboriginal Australians

Aboriginal Australians are legally defined as people who are members "of the Aboriginal race of Australia" (indigenous to mainland Australia or to the island of Tasmania).

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Amedy Coulibaly

Amedy Coulibaly (27 February 1982 – 9 January 2015) was a Malian-French man who was the prime suspect in the Montrouge shooting, in which municipal police officer Clarissa Jean-Philippe was shot and killed, and was the hostage-taker and gunman in the Hypercacher Kosher Supermarket siege, in which he killed four hostages before being killed by police.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Birth rate

The birth rate (technically, births/population rate) is the total number of live births per 1,000 in a population in a year or period.

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Black Muslims

Black Muslims may describe any black people who are Muslim, but historically has been specifically used to refer to African-American Black nationalist organizations that describe themselves as Muslim.

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Black people

Black people is a term used in certain countries, often in socially based systems of racial classification or of ethnicity, to describe persons who are perceived to be dark-skinned compared to other populations.

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British African-Caribbean people

British African Caribbean (or Afro-Caribbean) people are residents of the United Kingdom whose ancestors were primarily indigenous to Africa.

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Charlie Hebdo shooting

On 7 January 2015 at about 11:30 local time, two brothers, Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, forced their way into the offices of the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris.

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Christian Identity

Christian Identity (also known as Identity Christianity) is a racist, anti-Semitic, and white supremacist interpretation of Christianity which holds that only Germanic, Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Nordic, Aryan people and those of kindred blood are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and hence the descendants of the ancient Israelites (primarily as a result of the Assyrian captivity).

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Christianity

ChristianityFrom Ancient Greek Χριστός Khristós (Latinized as Christus), translating Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas.

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European Australians

European Australians, or White Australians, are citizens or residents of Australia whose ancestry originates from the peoples of Europe.

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Federal prison

A federal prison is operated under the jurisdiction of a federal government as opposed to a state or provincial body.

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Fleury-Mérogis Prison

Fleury-Mérogis Prison (Maison d'arrêt de Fleury-Mérogis) is a prison in France, located in the town of Fleury-Mérogis, in the southern suburbs of Paris.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Goulburn, New South Wales

Goulburn is a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia approximately south-west of Sydney, Australia, and north-east of Canberra.

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Identity (social science)

In psychology, identity is the qualities, beliefs, personality, looks and/or expressions that make a person (self-identity) or group (particular social category or social group).

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Immigration to Europe

Immigration to Europe has a long history, but increased substantially in the later 20th century.

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Imprisonment

Imprisonment (from imprison Old French, French emprisonner, from en in + prison prison, from Latin prensio, arrest, from prehendere, prendere, to seize) is the restraint of a person's liberty, for any cause whatsoever, whether by authority of the government, or by a person acting without such authority.

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Indiana State University

Indiana State University (ISU) is a public university located in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.

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Islam

IslamThere are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or, and whether the a is pronounced, or (when the stress is on the first syllable) (Merriam Webster).

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Islam in the United Kingdom

Islam is the second largest religion in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with results from the United Kingdom Census 2011 giving the UK Muslim population in 2011 as 2,786,635, 4.4% of the total population.

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Islam in the United States

Islam is the third largest religion in the United States after Christianity and Judaism.

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Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting

On 24 May 2014, a gunman opened fire at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels, killing four people.

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Jihad

Jihad (جهاد) is an Arabic word which literally means striving or struggling, especially with a praiseworthy aim.

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Marseille

Marseille (Provençal: Marselha), is the second-largest city of France and the largest city of the Provence historical region.

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Mosque

A mosque (from masjid) is a place of worship for Muslims.

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New South Wales

New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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New York Daily News

The New York Daily News, officially titled Daily News, is an American newspaper based in New York City.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of and a population of 2,206,488.

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Pew Research Center

The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan American fact tank based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world.

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Prison

A prison, also known as a correctional facility, jail, gaol (dated, British English), penitentiary (American English), detention center (American English), or remand center is a facility in which inmates are forcibly confined and denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state.

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Prison gang

A prison gang is an inmate organization that operates within a prison system.

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Prisoner

A prisoner, (also known as an inmate or detainee) is a person who is deprived of liberty against his or her will.

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Radicalization

Radicalization (or radicalisation) is a process by which an individual, or group comes to adopt increasingly extreme political, social, or religious ideals and aspirations that reject or undermine the status quo or undermine contemporary ideas and expressions of the nation.

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Ramadan

Ramadan (رمضان,;In Arabic phonology, it can be, depending on the region. also known as Ramazan, romanized as Ramzan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (Sawm) to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief.

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Salah Abdeslam

Salah Abdeslam (born 15 September 1989) is a Belgium-born French national of Moroccan descent.

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Supermax prison

Supermax (super-maximum security or administrative maximum (ADX)) is a term used to describe "control-unit" prisons, or units within prisons, which represent the most secure levels of custody in the prison systems of certain countries.

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Sydney

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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Terrorism

Terrorism is, in the broadest sense, the use of intentionally indiscriminate violence as a means to create terror among masses of people; or fear to achieve a financial, political, religious or ideological aim.

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The Australian

The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal is a U.S. business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Victoria (Australia)

Victoria (abbreviated as Vic) is a state in south-eastern Australia.

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Western world

The Western world refers to various nations depending on the context, most often including at least part of Europe and the Americas.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_to_Islam_in_prisons

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