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NEW BEDFORD MAN HEARD THE ISLAMIC CALL TO PRAYER 30 YEARS APART. HE ANSWERED THE SECOND TIME

DARTMOUTH — When Martin Bentz was 7 years old, he heard his first “adhan”— the Islamic call to prayer — being shouted from a mosque in Turkey.  It completely fascinated him.  Thirty years later he would hear…

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Mansour Abdussalam Escudero – a man dedicated to the revival of Islam in Spain

Mansour Abdussalam Escudero, who converted to Islam in 1979, was one of the most prominent Islamic figures in Spain today. Mansour Escudero was born in 1947 in Malaga, the second…

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BRITISH WOMAN FINDS ISLAM ON TURKEY TRIP

ISTANBUL  Influenced by the ambience of the iconic Blue Mosque, also known as the Sultanahmet Mosque, in Istanbul during a Turkey tour two years ago, a young British woman began…

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‘I CONVERTED TO ISLAM, BUT HIDE MY FAITH IN PUBLIC’: AN UPPER CASTE HINDU MAN TELLS HIS STORY

At a time when many BJP state governments have passed or plan to pass so-called anti-conversion laws, his journey from Hinduism to Islam has given him a special insight in…