Shaun King, a left-wing activist and former Black Lives Matter lobbyist, chose the first night of Ramadan to publicly reveal his Islamic faith, and upon hearing the news his supporters chanted, Akbar,” he shouted.
about him telegram King shared a video of himself and his wife reciting the Shahadah, the Islamic creed that says there is only God and Muhammad is the final messenger. The video’s caption included a message of fasting in solidarity with “our dear friends in Gaza.”
Good evening, Americans. And good morning to everyone around the world.
My wife and I have just returned from evening prayers at our home mosque in Dallas, Texas.
Together we accepted Shahadah and converted to Islam to begin Ramadan. It was a beautiful, powerful and meaningful day that we will never forget.
I pray for you, and I ask that you continue to pray for us.
We, along with over one billion Muslims around the world, begin fasting in the morning.
My heart is with our dear friends in Gaza and I am proud to have been able to feed thousands of families from north to south of Gaza tonight, and will do so every day during Ramadan.
I’ll be sharing more with you tomorrow.
I love you all,
Sean
American author and activist Shaun King and his wife Rai practice Islam.
The couple was seen in a video declaring their faith at an Islamic community center. pic.twitter.com/kvPKbtuqZR— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) March 11, 2024
Legacy Institute founder and director Hasib Noor posted on X/Twitter: “One of the best news I have heard about Ramadan is my brother. @shaun king accepted Islam. What a wonderful person he is. Welcome to the family of Allahu Akbar! ”
One of the best news I’ve heard about Ramadan is “Brother” @shaun king accepted Islam.
What a wonderful person.welcome to the family
Allah Akbar! pic.twitter.com/nopQNn1tXN
— Hasib Noor – المدني (@hasibmn) March 10, 2024
Others soon followed, praising his conversion.
Author and activist Shaun King and his wife practice Islam.
Allah Akbar.#Ramadan #ramadanmubarak pic.twitter.com/brZZsP0x1i
— Saeed Firdaus bin Shafik (@FirdausBukharii) March 11, 2024
Shaun King, a prominent New York-based journalist, has now accepted Islam with his wife and observes the Shahadah. pic.twitter.com/kssypcv78B
— Economy.pk (@pk_economy) March 11, 2024
Author and activist Shaun King and his wife practice Islam.
Allah Akbar. pic.twitter.com/lIaHJkS2qr
— IlmFeed (@IlmFeed) March 11, 2024
We welcome our brother Shaun King to Islam. pic.twitter.com/a4QCVfmfGC
— OnePath Network (@OnePathNetwork) March 11, 2024
Dr. King identifies as black and previously served as a Christian minister. His career has long been plagued by allegations of financial misconduct, and major fundraising efforts have failed to yield promised results.That pattern and a series of deceptive media rumors His name has become a punchline for being expelled from the Black Lives Matter movement.
He recently worked to debunk reports that Hamas raped women in Israel during the October 7 Nir Oz terrorist attack.
🚨BREAKING NEWS: All three gang rape claims featured in a front-page New York Times propaganda article on October 7th turned out to be based on a complete fabrication.
The family of one of the victims said it was a lie.
Spokespersons for the other two victims said, “This is a lie.”https://t.co/ZRg5kDKf1k pic.twitter.com/s8neuqFDVa
— Shaun King (@shaunking) March 5, 2024
As Breitbart News reported, in 2020 he declared that all statues of Jesus depicting him as a “white European” should be taken down because they are “a form of white supremacy.” It was controversial.
“Yes, I think the statues of the white Europeans they claim to be Jesus should also be removed,” wrote Dr. King, who at the time was a self-identified black man whose family claimed he was white. .
“They’re a form of white supremacy. It’s always been that way. In the Bible, when Jesus’ family wanted to hide and blend in, where did they go? Egypt! Not Denmark. Smash them. please.”
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) July 5, 2018
Since 2015, King has claimed that the Christian religion of Christmas and Easter are “tools of white supremacy.”
He was expelled from the Black Lives Matter movement in December 2015 by its leaders over questions about the “integrity” of activist fundraising.
later king received He received a scholarship from Oprah Winfrey to attend Morehouse College, a historically black school. was denied He lied about his race when he applied for a grant.
