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Michael Muhammad Knight Author

Michael Muhammad Knight grew up Irish Catholic and converted to Islam aged 16 after reading Malcolm X's biography. He travelled to Pakistan to study Islam, hang out with Afghan refugees and play cricket in the Northwest Frontier Province. He turned to strict Wahhabism before 'flipping out' and abandoning Islam. He has now returned to the faith 'on his own terms'. He lives in America.