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Biography

Politicians

Italy's Ambassador accepts Islam

Italy’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia accepted Islam. Torquato Cardilli revealed his decision on November 25, 2001, his 59th birthday. More

Italy's Ambassador accepts Islam

Politicians

French Director Finds Islam After Charlie Attacks

French director Isabelle Matic has announced her decision to revert to Islam on her FaceBook account, making the unexpected announcement only a few days after Charlie Hebdo Paris attacks. More

French Director Finds Islam After Charlie Attacks

Politicians

Dawood Ngwane, African attorney, embraces Islam

What made a distinguished attorney, a proud Zulu by birth and a son of the African soil give up the Catholic Church in which he was raised in favour of Islam? This was a faith he was taught to be wary of. More

Dawood Ngwane, African attorney, embraces Islam

Muslim Women

Education of women in Islam-II

Since women have this great impact on raising children inside or outside her family, they must be properly qualified so as to be a righteous, good example. More

Education of women in Islam-II

Muslim Women

Education of women in Islam-I

Some prejudiced and ignorant people claim that Islam does not encourage women to be educated and that it prefers women to be ignorant or close to it More

Education of women in Islam-I

Muslim Women

Does Islam demean women?

The image of the typical Muslim woman wearing the veil, forced to stay home, and forbidden to drive is all too common in most peoples' thoughts. More

Does Islam demean women?

Muslim Conquests

Did-Islam-spread-by-sword?

They allege that Islam was spread by sword and intolerant of other faiths; More

Did-Islam-spread-by-sword?

Islamic Doctrine

Muslims worship a different God

Allah is simply the Arabic word for God. Allah for Muslims is the greatest and most inclusive of the Names of God, it is an Arabic word of rich meaning, denoting the one and only God and ascribing no partners to Him. More

Muslims worship a different God

Islamic Doctrine

Muslims do not believe in prophets

It is alleged that Muslims don't believe in Jesus or any other prophets; More

Muslims do not believe in prophets

General

William Burchell Bashyr Pickard, Poet and Novelist, UK

Having been born in Islam, it was a good many years before I realized this fact. More

William Burchell Bashyr Pickard, Poet and Novelist, UK

General

Visions of Prophet Led Me to Islam

As a child, I always had certain fears. I can remember visualizing a yellow brick road like the one in The Wizard of Oz. I was supposed to stay on the yellow brick road. More

Visions of Prophet Led Me to Islam

General

Samir, from ignorance to Islam

My conversion to Islam has been intellectual and emotional. My parents have both been educated at the university-level. More

Samir, from ignorance to Islam