African prisoner converts to Islam in Sharjah

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African prisoner converts to Islam in Sharjah

Sharjah - The inmate said he had been reading about Islam for a long time and was thinking about becoming a good Muslim.

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Afkar Ali Ahmed

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Published: Wed 13 Jan 2016, 5:45 PM

Last updated: Thu 14 Jan 2016, 2:30 AM

A 43-year-old Cameroonian inmate at Sharjah Reformatory and Punitive Establishments on Tuesday declared his conversion to Islam.

The inmate has changed his name to Osman.

He said he had been reading about Islam for a long time and was thinking about becoming a good Muslim.

He said that the good conduct of Muslims as well as the way he was treated by others in the prison motivated him to convert to Islam.

afkarali@khaleejtimes.com


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