Yusuf Estes
Yusuf Estes , actually Joseph Estes (* 1944 ) is an American preacher who converted from Christianity to Islam in 1991 . In the 1990s, Estes served as a chaplain for the Federal Bureau of Prisons . Estes was also a delegate at the United Nations World Peace Conference for Religious Leaders , which was held in 2000, and is the founder and director of GuideUS TV.
Active in Islamic proselytizing in the USA , Estes often works as a guest presenter and speaker at various Islamic events and is invited to various television programs broadcast on satellite television. At the Dubai International Holy Quran Award , he was named the most important Islamic figure of 2012 in August 2012.
Web links
- Official website of Yusuf Estes (Retrieved November 12, 2013)
- Report on the Washington Post website (accessed November 12, 2013)
- Estes on the Dubai International Peace Convention 2012 website (accessed November 12, 2013)
Individual evidence
- ^ Article on the website of the Islamic Times Ghana . (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 12, 2013 ; Retrieved November 12, 2013 .
- ↑ Article on the Muslim Student Union at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln website . Retrieved November 12, 2013 .
- ↑ GuideUS TV website. Retrieved November 12, 2013 .
- ↑ Article on the Gulf News website . Retrieved November 12, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Estes, Yusuf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Estes, Joseph (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American preacher who converted from Christianity to Islam in 1991 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1944 |