Conversion to Islam ceremony interview: starting the interview on the right foot

• Main Authors: Tun Nur Afizah Zainal Ariff, Mohd Muzhafar Idrus, Harison Mohd Sidek, Hazleena Baharun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Sains Islam malaysia 2016
• Subjects: Interview opening; Ethnography discourse analysis; Ethnography of speaking; Conversion to Islam; Da’wah
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/12068

A good interview should be more like a guided conversation between an interviewer and an interviewee. It is key that the interviewer skillfully controls the conversation in order to obtain the desired information. The opening of an interview is considered an important part of any interview as it set...