cowards, ha? well i wanna see what would you would do if (G-d forbid) you were eld captive by nazi muslims! its very easy to sit by the computer and calling these unlucky people "cowards". they obviously did the right thing, as sometimes you need to be smart and not only do "KIDUSH HA SHEM" on everything you encounter. they didnt really convert, as long as they dont mean it, and only did it to survive. the formality of doing the conversion ritual is nothing in this case, thats my opinion anyway.