Re: Reuters : Two Americans Soldiers Convert To Islam In Afghanistan

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Two US soldiers in Afghanistan convert to Islam - paper
By: Reuters on: 26.07.2007 [15:31 ] (503 reads)

Thu 26 Jul 2007 14:43:47 BST

KABUL, July 26 (Reuters) - Two American soldiers have converted to Islam
and married in Afghanistan, a state newspaper said on Thursday.

A U.S. military spokesman said he was checking the reports and pointed
out that freedom of religion was enshrined in the U.S. constitution.

The Hewad Daily reported the pair served as soldiers in the U.S. army at
Bagram air base which is the hub of U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan
and lies to the north of the capital Kabul.

Several dozen Westerners visiting Afghanistan have become Muslims since
the Taliban were toppled in 2001, but it was the first time any U.S.
soldiers were reported to have converted to Islam.

A religious cleric welcomed their conversion. "If any body embraces
Islam, ..., his sins committed in this world will be forgiven and Allah
praises him and his family, and will bless him in the coming world too,"
Hamidullah said.

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/CrisesArticle.aspx?rpc=401&storyId=IS...

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Perhaps, as long as the next step is not strapping on a suicide belt.


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