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| Dangerous Converts to Islam |
| 2006-06-30 |
| His name used to be Daniel Sonier, but that was when he was a troubled Scarborough teenager with dreams of becoming a rap star. Now he is Shaheed. In Arabic, it means martyr. It is the name the 22-year-old of Acadian and aboriginal ancestry adopted when he became a Muslim five years ago. Since his conversion, he has shed his baggy hip hop garb for a white turban and gown, married a woman from Djibouti and fathered two children. "Those who were around me, who knew me from the past, they see me now, they don't even recognize me," he said. "They call me Daniel, but really, in my heart, I'm Shaheed." |
| Posted by:Anginens Threreng8133 |
| #1 Now, imagine just how much more vulnerable our prison population is. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-06-30 18:40 |