Yusuf_Estes

http://www.islamtomorrow.com

Heritages: Caucasian White

Languages: English

Job: Religious-Position

About Me:
Yusuf Estes is an American convert to Islam and Chairman of "the Muslim Foundation International", which is an Islamic Promotional and Missionary Organization dedicated to spreading the message of Islam according to the Quran, Sunnah. He was brought up in a Protestant Christian family; members of the Disciples of Christ. Yusuf Estes was known then as "Skip Estes". From 1962 until 1990, he had a career as a music minister, preacher, and the owner of Estes Piano and Organ Company. He lived in Texas and Florida. In 1991, Estes had business dealings with an Egyptian Muslim called Muhammad. He learned about the religion firsthand and converted to Islam after seeing a Catholic priest friend enter Islam. He was then followed by his wife, father, children and step mother. He has since pursued Arabic language and Quranic studies in Egypt, Morocco and Turkey. As of 2006, Yusuf Estes has been regularly appearing on Peace TV and on Huda TV as well as IslamChannel in the UK, which are 24/7 Islamic channels broadcasting in many countries around the globe, via satellite. Latest TV series is geared toward Muslim children and is entitled, "Qasas Ul Anbiya" Stories of the Prophets. His Islamic activities include: Volunteer Imam in a Texas military installation. National U.S Chaplain for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, starting 1994. Delegate to the United Nations Peace Summit for Religious Leaders in August of 2000. University guest speaker. Television preacher, syndicated television programs on satellite and cable networks. Maintaining Islamic websites He is also well known for his website motto which he regularly uses at the end of speeches and interviews, "Visit Islamalways.com, where we're always open 24 hours a day and always plenty of free parking."

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