Open AccessCONVERTING TO ISLAM
Author(s) -
Segu Atio
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
al-albab
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2502-8340
pISSN - 0216-6143
DOI - 10.24260/alalbab.v1i1.8
Subject(s) - islam , religious studies , history , sociology , gender studies , political science , philosophy , archaeology
Despite the fact that early Chinese expeditions to this country were led by a Muslim Chinese named Zheng He (Cheng Ho), the overwhelming majority of Chinese Indonesians currently embrace religions other than Islam. This article aims to give a first-hand account of a Chinese woman who converted to Islam and the stereotypical opinion commonly held among Chinese Indonesians, particularly those living in Pontianak, about it. This article also looks at why a conversion to Islam is always seen with a puzzled frown.
Keyword: Convert, Islam, Chinesse