Are female converts to Islam part of a new wave of feminism?

An intriguing blog piece from The Independent in February 2013:

http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/02/08/are-female-converts-to-islam-part-of-a-new-wave-of-feminism/

Among the most-watched videos we’ve linked to concerning whether women in developing countries were, or are now, oppressed, with specific material on the position of women in Muslim societies, are those by Karen Straughan (‘GirlWritesWhat’) and Zara Faris, a young British Muslim woman:

http://j4mb.org.uk/2013/06/28/girlwriteswhat-were-women-historically-oppressed-are-they-now-in-developing-countries/