Their journey to Islam

• Captured in Afghanistan
• Promised to read the Qur’an
• Studied critically for two years

The full story

Captivity did not convert Ridley. Freedom did. Back in Britain, she kept a promise to read the Qur’an and expected to find oppression. Instead she encountered moral agency, justice and direct responsibility before God. Nearly two years of critical study moved her beyond the headlines she once helped write.