The report by Kevin Brice of Swansea University shows that the number of people converting to Islam has risen from about 60,000 in 2001 to about 100,000 in 2010.
The publication, entitled A Minority within a Minority: A Report on Converts to Islam in the United Kingdom, was based on three surveys, one of which found 56 per cent of respondents to be white British and 62 per cent female.
"Converts, and Muslims in general ... have a strong sense of social justice and core values that are not polar to those of Britain," said Mughal. "That's the core message of this [report]."