I am not sure that Islam actually stipulates "death" for converting. As far as I know, it only says that you will be punished in the after life (Hell I suppose). Perhaps some other QLer can clarify.But I wanted to share an experince I saw in Saudi Arabia.

An Australian colleague converted to Islam. He was ostracized by many in the Aussie community and even his wife as abused by someof the ladies for allowing this.

My point is that people in all religions "cannot or do not" come to terms with someone wanting to convert. They tend yto tak it as a personal afront.