Tony Blair's sister in law converts to Islam
Will Prince Charles be next, if he hasn't secretly converted already? From the Daily Mail (via Big Peace):
Update: Booth was also part of the "Free Gaza" boat gang that sailed there 2 years ago and even bought Snickers chocolate bars at a Gazan food store.
Update 2: most amazingly, Booth has lost a debate about Israel at the Cambridge university (via The Jawa Report). It's a surprise PR achievement in what's considered Europe's most anti-Israel bastion.
Update 3: The Independent's got a column by Julie Birchill, who makes some great observations on how Booth is going about this.
Tony Blair’s sister-in-law has converted to Islam after having a ‘holy experience’ in Iran.Oh, it's not that hard to guess. She seems to be the exact kind of person who's willing to change everything at the flick of a switch. Since she so often wears a hijab now, does it make much difference whether she wears a burka? They're so similar, it makes little difference. And no wine, not even some delicious grape juice? Sigh. Here we go with another Brit who's practically willing to sensationalize her whole experience, and signal just how stupid people of her standing really are.
Broadcaster and journalist Lauren Booth, 43 – Cherie Blair’s half-sister – said she now wears a hijab head covering whenever she leaves her home, prays five times a day and visits her local mosque ‘when I can’.
She decided to become a Muslim six weeks ago after visiting the shrine of Fatima al-Masumeh in the city of Qom.
‘It was a Tuesday evening and I sat down and felt this shot of spiritual morphine, just absolute bliss and joy,’ she told The Mail on Sunday.
When she returned to Britain, she decided to convert immediately.
‘Now I don’t eat pork and I read the Koran every day. I’m on page 60. I also haven’t had a drink in 45 days, the longest period in 25 years,’ she said.
‘The strange thing is that since I decided to convert I haven’t wanted to touch alcohol, and I was someone who craved a glass of wine or two at the end of a day.’
Refusing to discount the possibility that she might wear a burka, she said: ‘Who knows where my spiritual journey will take me?’
Update: Booth was also part of the "Free Gaza" boat gang that sailed there 2 years ago and even bought Snickers chocolate bars at a Gazan food store.
Update 2: most amazingly, Booth has lost a debate about Israel at the Cambridge university (via The Jawa Report). It's a surprise PR achievement in what's considered Europe's most anti-Israel bastion.
Update 3: The Independent's got a column by Julie Birchill, who makes some great observations on how Booth is going about this.
Labels: dhimmitude, iran, islam, londonistan
