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Why is conversion from Islam better seen as a journey, not just an event?

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Emil Shehadeh was born in Israel and educated mainly in the UK, achieving BSc Hons (Medical Biology), MSc (Biochemistry), MB ChB (Medicine), a Diploma in Dermatology, MRCGP, and a PhD in Islamic Studies. He co-founded an Arabic church in Cardiff, practised as a GP until 2016, and now writes and speaks on Islam and evangelising Muslims. Here, Emil Shehadeh answers questions from the talk 'The Conversion Journey', given at ELF 2025.