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Yusuf Estes (born 1944 ), is a well-known U.S. advocate for Islam . He was brought up in a strict, fundamentalist Protestant Christian sect, the Disciples of Christ . After an extremely varied career, including stints as a wandering evangelist and preacher, he converted to Islam in 1991. He has since been a full-time Muslim evangelist. He claims to teach a pure, non-sectarian Islam by relying only on the Qur'an and Sunnah. He has been critical of Sufism as "innovation" [1] , [2] . His critics claim that he tends towards Wahabi and Salafi views and has no scholarly training in Islam. His supporters appreciate his direct, friendly style, his energy, and his success in attracting American converts.1
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Yusuf Estes , (b. 1 January 1944) is an American convert to Islam and former National Muslim Chaplain for the United States Bureau of Prisons as well as a Delegate to the United Nations World Peace Conference for Religious Leaders held in September 2000.He is actively involved in Islamic missionary work in the United States and often features as guest lecturer and keynote speaker at various Islamic events as well as frequently appearing on various Islamic satellite TV channels.
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Yusuf Estes (born Joseph Estes , 1944) is an American preacher from Texas 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.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 ) 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.Journey Into America: The Challenge of Islam .Islam the Misunderstood Religion .
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American preacher from Texas Yusuf Estes (born Joseph Estes , 1944) is an American preacher from Texas who converted from Christianity to Islam in 1991. He says he was a Muslim chaplain for the United States Bureau of Prisons during the 1990s, and has served as a delegate to the United Nations World Peace Conference for Religious Leaders held at the U.N. in September 2000. Estes has served as a guest presenter and a keynote speaker at various Islamic events. Estes was named as the Islamic Personality of the Year at the Dubai International Holy Quran Award ceremony on 8 August 2012. Estes's Islamic background is Salafi .Estes is the founder and president of Guide US TV, a free-to-air Internet and satellite TV channel, which broadcasts programs about Islam.In November 2017, Estes was denied entry into Singapore for having expressed views which were "unacceptable" and "contrary" to the values of Singapore's multiracial and multi-religious society.His "divisive views breed intolerance and exclusivist practices that will damage social harmony, and cause communities to drift apart," according to the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs. Journey Into America: The Challenge of Islam . Islam the Misunderstood Religion .
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American Islamic preacher (born 1944) Yusuf Estes (born: Joseph Estes , 1944), is an American Islamic preacher and chaplain from Texas . Estes converted from Christianity to Islam in 1991. He has served as a Muslim chaplain for the United States Bureau of Prisons during the 1990s, and has served as a delegate to the United Nations World Peace Conference for Religious Leaders held at the UN in September 2000. Estes has served as a guest presenter and a keynote speaker at various Islamic events. Estes was named as the Islamic Personality of the Year at the Dubai International Holy Quran Award ceremony on 8 August 2012. Estes is the founder and president of Guide US TV, a free-to-air Internet and satellite TV channel, which broadcasts programs about Islam. In 2010 Estes was list as one of the top 500 most influential Muslims. In November 2017, Estes was denied entry into Singapore for having expressed views which were "unacceptable" and "contrary" to the values of Singapore's multiracial and multi-religious society. His "divisive views breed intolerance and exclusivist practices that will damage social harmony, and cause communities to drift apart," according to the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs. Journey Into America: The Challenge of Islam . Islam the Misunderstood Religion . "Harmony is the message for gathering at Blackburn's King George's Hall (From This is Lancashire)" .
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American Islamic preacher (born 1944) Yusuf Estes (born: Joseph Estes , 1944), is an American Islamic preacher and chaplain from Texas . Estes converted from Christianity to Islam in 1991. He served as a Muslim chaplain for the United States Bureau of Prisons during the 1990s, and as a delegate to the United Nations World Peace Conference for Religious Leaders held at the UN in September 2000. Estes has served as a guest presenter and a keynote speaker at various Islamic events. Estes was named as the Islamic Personality of the Year at the Dubai International Holy Quran Award ceremony on 8 August 2012. Estes is the founder and president of Guide US TV, a free-to-air Internet and satellite TV channel, which broadcasts programs about Islam. In 2010 Estes was listed as one of the top 500 most influential Muslims.In November 2017, Estes was denied entry into Singapore for having expressed views which were deemed by the Ministry of Home Affairs as "unacceptable" and "contrary" to the values of Singapore's multiracial and multi-religious society for advising Muslims against celebrating Christmas and Hannukah, which goes against the Islamic faith.This was the basis used for the prevention of entry alleging his "divisive views breed intolerance and exclusivist practices that will damage social harmony, and cause communities to drift apart," according to the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs.This resulted in criticism as Estes planned to enter Singapore as a tourist and not as a speaker and that people could make such judgements for themselves. Journey Into America: The Challenge of Islam . Islam the Misunderstood Religion . "Harmony is the message for gathering at Blackburn's King George's Hall (From This is Lancashire)" .
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