Alarming Conversion Rates and Why the West Should Be Concerned

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THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION SWEEPING US PRISONS: _ISLAMIC CONVERSION RATES
ARE ON THE RISE IN AMERICAN PRISONS AND THE WEST SHOULD BE CONCERNED._

John Mac Ghlionn | The American Spectator | 3-18-25

A quiet yet seismic shift is occurring in America’s prison cells.
Fewer inmates are reading the Bible behind bars, while more are
reading the Quran.

That’s right.

Islam is quickly becoming the dominant faith in America’s prison
system. According to a recent CBS report
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tens of thousands of inmates convert to Islam each year. In some
prisons, Muslim prisoners make up as much as 20 percent of the
population. The conversion rate is astonishing. It goes beyond a mere
religious choice.

It represents a complete transformation of identity, loyalty, and
ideology.

The essence of prison life is submission — submission to authority,
to routine, to the relentless monotony of confinement. And Islam, in
its strictest form, mirrors that reality. Five daily prayers dictate
the schedule. Dietary restrictions impose discipline. Fasting teaches
restraint. For a man caged in a cell, stripped of dignity and
autonomy, Islam offers something no secular rehabilitation program
can: a regimented belief system that not only governs the soul but
reorders the very structure of daily life.

But this goes beyond mere religious observance. Prisons breed
radicalization
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Many of the world’s most notorious terrorists were first radicalized
behind bars. The isolation, resentment, and violence of prison culture
can be weaponized by those who seek converts not just to a faith but
to a cause. Many of the men drawn to Islam in prison see themselves as
warriors, members of an ideological movement — one that often places
them in direct opposition to the American state.

This should concern all readers.

Islam offers a distinct legal and social framework that, in its more
conservative interpretations, sharply contrasts with American
constitutional values. While religious freedom is a foundational
principle of the United States, Islam represents an all-encompassing
way of life. This is not an attack on individual Muslims, many of whom
practice their faith peacefully and productively. Rather, this
represents an objective examination of the core tenets of Islam that
are fundamentally at odds with the principles of Western democracy.

In many Islamic-majority countries, there’s often no separation
between religion and state law. Sharia, or Islamic law, governs all
aspects of life, from personal behavior to societal order, dictating
strict moral codes, blasphemy laws, and gender-based rules that
conflict with American legal norms.

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In many parts of the world where Islam is dominant, apostasy — the
act of leaving the faith — is punishable by death. In an American
prison, where loyalties are everything, this rigidity can lead to
coercion. A man who converts to Islam in prison may not always be free
to leave it. The same prisons that tout religious conversion as a
means of rehabilitation may be fostering environments where religious
conformity is enforced not by faith, but by force.

Even beyond prison walls, Islam’s political dimension raises valid
concerns. Inmates who embrace Islam often leave prison with a hardened
ideological perspective that views American secular governance as
illegitimate. To be clear, this is not a speculative point; multiple
cases confirm this rather troubling pattern.

Take Richard Reid, the infamous “Shoe Bomber”—a British man
radicalized in prison
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who later attempted to detonate a bomb mid-flight in 2001. Similarly,
Jose Padilla
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a former Chicago gang member, converted to Islam in prison and went on
to train with al-Qaeda. Considered a “star recruit,” Padilla was
ultimately convicted of conspiring to commit acts of terror. Usman
Khan, a convicted terrorist who was part of a prison-based radical
network, committed the 2019 London Bridge stabbing shortly after his
release. The link between prison radicalization
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and post-release violence is well-documented
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The 2015 terror attack in Garland, Texas, carried out by Elton Simpson
and Nadir Soofi, had its roots in prison-based Islamist influence.
Simpson, in particular, had been on the FBI’s radar for years
because of his ties to radical elements, many of whom were first
introduced to extremist ideology while in prison.

History has shown, time and again, that many terror cells trace their
origins back to prison systems. An American prison does not have to
resemble Guantanamo Bay for it to become a breeding ground for
extremism. It only requires an ideological vacuum. And Islam,
particularly in its more rigid forms, has proven adept at filling that
void.

Not all prison conversions lead to jihadism. Some have shaped
movements that, although not overtly violent, still positioned
themselves against the American establishment and the values of
everyday Americans.

Malcolm X, one of the Nation of Islam’s most famous adherents,
converted in prison. Raised as a Baptist, he — like many other Black
men who turned to the Nation — came to see Christianity as a tool of
subjugation. Although entirely removed from historical reality, this
perspective was firmly embedded in the Nation’s ideology. Elijah
Muhammad and his closest followers believed that Christianity had been
forced upon their ancestors to rob them of their heritage and freedom.
Islam, in contrast, was presented as the true faith of their
forebears.

A similar situation is unfolding in American prisons at this moment,
as well as in other Western countries. Only now, the consequences
extend beyond racial identity or self-empowerment — they carry the
risk of radicalization, jihadist recruitment, and the spread of an
ideology that sees the West not as an oppressor of Islam itself.

In France, for example, authorities have long grappled with Islamist
networks that form within their high-security prisons. Rather
incredibly, in France, at least half of the inmate population
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is Muslim, even though Muslims account for only 10 percent of the
general population
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Radical clerics exert influence over younger inmates, many of whom
come in as minor offenders and exit as hardened jihadists.

In Britain, the story is similar. Reports suggest
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that some non-Muslim inmates are pressured into converting for
protection. This has been the case for years. Intimidation, coercion,
and even violence against those who refused to adopt Islamic practices
had previously surfaced in facilities like Belmarsh
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where convicted terrorists mingled with the general prison population.

THE PATTERN IS CLEAR. WHETHER IN AMERICAN PENITENTIARIES OR EUROPEAN
PRISONS, ISLAM IS AN ALL-CONSUMING FORCE.

This is not about demonizing a faith. It is about acknowledging a
reality. The rise of Islam in Western prisons is a phenomenon with
profound implications for society, law enforcement, and national
security. To ignore it, to dismiss it as mere religious preference, is
to turn a blind eye to the deeper forces at play.

Western nations were built on a Christian foundation that shaped legal
systems, moral frameworks, and notions of individual liberty. The rise
of Islam in prisons represents a challenge to this very foundation. It
is not xenophobic, racist, or Islamophobic to point this out. We
should be allowed to voice these concerns without being subjected to
harmful labels. If we don’t raise our voices, we may one day wake up
to discover that the transformation occurring behind bars has escaped
and altered the Western world in ways that cannot be undone.

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