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  Converting to Islam would have saved the life of pop legend Michael Jackson, his brother Jermaine, pictured in April 2010, told BBC World Service. LONDON (AFP) – – Converting to Islam would have saved the life of pop legend Michael Jackson, his brother Jermaine said in an interview to be aired Thursday. Speaking ahead of the first anniversary Friday …

  I am honoured by the invitation to deliver this lecture, particularly because Dr. Jayah was born in Galagedera, my electorate. His father was a Police Officer then attached to the Galagedera Police Station. There is also another connection. My father had a collection of Aubrey Collette’s cartoons and as a youngster I spent much time studying them. One of …

A YOUNG seeker named Cat Stevens ''picked up a couple of very important strands of the mysterious truth'' during his last tour of Australia in 1974. Within two years they would lead him to a new faith and a new name – Yusuf Islam – and out of the music business for three decades. In a luxury hotel overlooking the …

Susan Carland   “It (Islam) looked violent, sexist and foreign”           ~ Susan Carland on Islam. What will you do if your beloved mother tells you “I don’t care if you marry a drug dealer, but don’t marry a Muslim?” This is exactly what was told to Susan Carland when she was 17-years-old after declaring that one of her New …

Susan Carland   “It (Islam) looked violent, sexist and foreign”           ~ Susan Carland on Islam. What will you do if your beloved mother tells you “I don’t care if you marry a drug dealer, but don’t marry a Muslim?” This is exactly what was told to Susan Carland when she was 17-years-old after declaring that one of her New …