Yusuf Estes
Yusuf Estes | |
|---|---|
 Estes in Amsterdam in 2013 | |
| Born | Joseph Estes January 1, 1944 |
| Education | Jones High School |
| Title | Sheikh |
| Personal | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Main interest(s) | Sharia, Dawah |
YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | November 8, 2013–present |
| Genre | Islamic |
| Subscribers | 68 thousand[1] |
| Total views | 5.3 million[1] |
| Associated acts | Muslim Speakers |
Last updated: 27 October 2022 | |
| Website | yusufestes |
Yusuf Estes (born: Joseph Estes, 1944), is an American Islamic preacher and chaplain from Texas.[2] Estes converted from Christianity to Islam in 1991. He has served as a Muslim chaplain for the United States Bureau of Prisons during the 1990s, and has served as a delegate to the United Nations World Peace Conference for Religious Leaders held at the UN in September 2000.[3]
Estes has served as a guest presenter and a keynote speaker at various Islamic events.[4] Estes was named as the Islamic Personality of the Year at the Dubai International Holy Quran Award ceremony on 8 August 2012.[5]
Estes is the founder and president of Guide US TV, a free-to-air Internet and satellite TV channel, which broadcasts programs about Islam.[6] In 2010 Estes was list as one of the top 500 most influential Muslims.[7]
In November 2017, Estes was denied entry into Singapore for having expressed views which were "unacceptable" and "contrary" to the values of Singapore's multiracial and multi-religious society. His "divisive views breed intolerance and exclusivist practices that will damage social harmony, and cause communities to drift apart," according to the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs.[8]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "About GuideUS TV". YouTube.
- ^ Ahmed, Akbar S. (2010). Journey Into America: The Challenge of Islam. Brookings Institution Press. p. 303. ISBN 9780815704409.
- ^ Abidin, Danial Zainal (2007). Islam the Misunderstood Religion. PTS Millennia. pp. 180–82. ISBN 9789833604807.
- ^ "Harmony is the message for gathering at Blackburn's King George's Hall (From This is Lancashire)". Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- ^ Shahbandari, Shafaat (August 9, 2012). "Yusuf Estes Lights Up the Award Ceremony". Gulf News. Archived from the original on August 10, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ^ "Dr Shaikh Yusuf Estes named Islamic Personality of 2012". Khaleej Times. July 9, 2012. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ Yumpu.com. "the 500 most influential muslims s 2010 - BLOG OF KNOWLEDGE". yumpu.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ Arlina Arshad, Regional Correspondent. "American Muslim preacher denied entry into Singapore for expressing divisive views: MHA". Straits Times. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
External links[edit]
Media related to Yusuf Estes at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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- Muslim apologists
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- Jones High School (Orlando, Florida) alumni
- Islamic television preachers
- Converts to Sunni Islam from Christianity
- 21st-century Muslim scholars of Islam
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