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Int. Herald & Tribune: Looking for converts to Islam

Int. Herald & Tribune: Looking for converts to Islam

From: Looking for converts to Islam By Sarah Lyall The New York Times THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2006 LONDON When he converted to Islam six years ago, Nicholas Lock, now 24, said he faced two immediate difficulties. One was the aggressive skepticism of his father, an English professor and Oxford graduate who mockingly asked, “Do we have a convert on our hands?” and then proceeded to cook pork for dinner – bacon, sausages, chops – every night for a week. The…

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Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow

Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow

as-salamu ‘alaykum, I was invited to Copenhagen, Denmark to attend the “MLT – Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow” conference from July 7th to 10th. About 120 Muslims were invited to participate from 16 different countries, in a three day conference exploring themes of leadership, identity, pluralism and extremism. The conference was arranged by the Cordoba Initiative and the ASMA Society formerly known as the “American Sufi Muslim Association” but now known as “American Society for Muslim Advancement….Society”, (Azhar Usman got a…

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