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International immigration and integration have sparked lively debates within public and political discourses. In recent years uncertainty about social cohesion and Muslim minorities has become commonplace despite the growing body of research exploring minority-majority relations. This book takes a new and creative approach, exploring what can be learned when the traditional direction of inquiry is reversed. Thousands of German Muslim converts are perceived as having joined the immigrants by becoming a part of a religious minority. The experiences of these symbolic immigrants can illuminate Islamic integration patterns. Drawing on over 30 formal in-depth interviews and the framework of Cultural Theory, the results have profound implications that will be of interest to those wanting to understand multiple perspectives on these pressing issues. The analysis introduces the prospects of sustainable, syncretic solutions and the potential for cultural brokers to use their intimate knowledge of multiple societies to build bridges (or barriers) between social groups. These insights are useful to policy-makers, academics, and anyone wanting to understand these relevant social issues
