[wvns] US SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN CONVERT TO ISLAM
TWO US SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN CONVERT TO ISLAM, MARRY
Reuters
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL286060.htm
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.
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