Secret Victorian Muslim - BRADFOR LIT FESTIVAL 7 JULY

Robert Stanley, working-class grocer and tea merchant in the north of England, converted to Islam becoming Brother Robert Reschid.

Robert had been twice elected Mayor of Stalybridge in east Manchester from 1874-1876. He went on to become vice chair at Britain’s first mosque in Liverpool, but after his death his family kept his religious conversion quiet.

Discover the compelling tale of this hidden Victorian Muslim as told by siblings Christina and Steven Longden, the great-great-great grandchildren of Robert Stanley, who unearthed their ancestor’s seemingly swept-over history after it had been kept secret for over 120 years.

Chris and Steven will be interviewed for Bradford Lit Festival by Lauren Booth, a Muslim convert and sister-in-law of Tony Blair ...

For more information visit https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/intermeddler-story-robert-reschid-stanley/