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Muslim cleric is popular with detainees, acts as advocate of sorts.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL STATION, Cuba _ Since arriving here last week, Abuhenna Muhammad Saiful-Islam has become very popular among the nearly 160 Taliban and al-Qaida captives at Camp X-Ray.
"They all want to speak with me," he said.
They all want to know about their fate and when they might go home, added the U.S. Navy chaplain, who has been assigned to minister to their spiritual needs. "I don't have any answer for them."
A lifelong practicing Muslim, the soft-spoken Saiful-Islam, 39, is a Bangladeshi immigrant who came to the United States nine years ago and now is navigating uncharted waters and juggling complicated loyalties in a demanding ...
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) February 19, 2004 700+ words
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...EDITORS: BEGIN OPTIONAL TRIM) The shift away...moderate style of Islam long practiced in...Egyptian state. (END OPTIONAL TRIM) In some countries...the practice of Islam is imposed from...they perceive Islam as a comforting...EDITORS: BEGIN OPTIONAL TRIM) Even ...
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- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) May 31, 2006 700+ words
...EDITORS: BEGIN OPTIONAL TRIM) Meek, a transportation...five times a day. "Islam is everything I wanted...by Americans about Islam, leading many to...seriously. (END OPTIONAL TRIM) Meek, who gives talks on Islam to church, school...
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