Shaykh Hamza Yusuf on NPR
Published by Haseeb September 12th, 2006 in Current News, IslamConvert Plays Leadership Role in Muslim Community
by Steve Inskeep
Morning Edition, September 12, 2006
· Sheikh Hamza Yusuf is one of the most prominent American Muslim leaders today, but he’s not well-known outside the Muslim community. He’s an American convert to Islam who has very publicly attacked American foreign policy. He has also denounced Islamic extremism, while defending Muslims against what he sees as prejudice.
Laurie Goodstein, religion reporter for The New York Times, compares Yusuf’s communication skills to former President Clinton’s.
“He has that Clinton ability to focus in on whoever he’s speaking to, look them directly in the eyes and make them feel like they are the only one in the room even though there might be 200 people in the room,” she says.
Shaykh Hamza is an amazing speaker to say the least. Alhamdulillah, his views align with the view of the majority of Muslims. Sure, we are against extremism and indicriminate killing. However, we need not sit in shame as a community and turn a blind eye to general injustices and those in the response to terror. PEACE
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sumtims i think he should b the only one talkin to world abt Islam