Yusuf Estes
| Yusuf Estes | |
|---|---|
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Yusuf Estes in Amsterdam in 2013 | |
| Born |
Joseph Estes January 1, 1944 Ohio, United States |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website | |
| www.yusufestes.com | |
Yusuf Estes (born Joseph Estes, 1944) is an American Muslim preacher from Texas[1] who converted from Christianity to Islam in 1991. He claims to have been a Muslim Chaplain for the United States Bureau of Prisons through the 1990s, and to have served a Muslim delegate to the United Nations World Peace Conference for Religious Leaders held at the U.N. in September 2000.[2]
Active in Islamic missionary work in the United States, Estes has served as a guest presenter and a keynote speaker at various Islamic events (including one to remember murdered aid worker Alan Henning[3]) and on Islamic satellite TV channels. Estes was named as the Islamic Personality of the Year at the Dubai International Holy Quran Award ceremony on 8 August 2012.[4]
See also
- Islamic Missionary Activity
- List of American Muslims
References
- ↑ Ahmed, Akbar S. (2010). Journey Into America: The Challenge of Islam. Brookings Institution Press. p. 303. ISBN 9780815704409.
- ↑ Abidin, Danial Zainal (2007). Islam the Misunderstood Religion. PTS Millennia. pp. 180–82. ISBN 9789833604807.
- ↑ http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/11561864.Harmony_is_the_message_for_gathering_at_Blackburn_s_King_George___s_Hall/
- ↑ Shahbandari, Shafaat (9 August 2012). "Yusuf Estes Lights Up the Award Ceremony". Gulf News. Retrieved 22 June 2014.