The activist and American writer Shaun King posted a video on his Facebook page documenting his and his wife Rai King's conversion to Islam on the first night of Ramadan at a mosque in Dallas, Texas, while wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh.
The widely shared video shows King and his wife taking their Shahada in front of the American Islamic preacher of Palestinian origin, Omar Suleiman.
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King accompanied the video with a post saying, “My wife and I just got home from evening prayers at our home mosque in Dallas, Texas. Together, we took Shahada and converted to Islam to start off Ramadan. It was a beautiful, powerful, meaningful day for us that we will never forget. I will be praying for you and I ask that you please continue praying for us. We will begin fasting in the morning with over 1 billion Muslims around the world. My heart is with my dearest friends in Gaza.”
It is noteworthy that Shaun King is an activist and writer for several American newspapers and has founded several non-profit organizations, not to mention he is a former pastor.
Regarding his connection to Gaza, King became known at the beginning of the war on Gaza for supporting the Palestinian cause and condemning the genocidal crimes committed by the occupation army in Gaza.
Due to his activism for Palestine and his continuous writings, Meta banned his Instagram account, which had about 6 million followers, and the TikTok platform also banned his account.
His posts on his Facebook page are noticeably restricted, and their reach to followers is limited due to his continued writings about Palestine.
Despite being restricted on social media platforms, King announced that he would not stop fighting for Palestine wherever he could. He has a significant presence in various events and discussions about the current events in Gaza and exposing the crimes of the occupation.
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