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Suhaib Webb is an American Islamic activist and speaker, known for his rapport with American Muslim youth.




Biography

Early life

He was born William Webb in 1972 in Oklahoma, where he grew up in a Christian family. During his youth, he lost interest in religion and got into some trouble with the law before going on to becoming a successful local Hip-Hop DJ, making records with various artists.

Conversion to Islam

He first encountered Islam through Muslim contacts in the music industry. After a three-year period of exposure to Islam through local Muslim acquaintances, he became a Muslim himself in 1992 at the age of twenty, and took the name Suhaib.

After conversion, he left his career as a DJ and studied at the University of Central Oklahoma, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Education. He also studied privately, learning enough to become a community leader in Oklahoma City, where he was hired as Imam at The Islamic Society to Greater Oklahoma City as well as a teacher at the Mercy Islamic School.
Career

In 2004, he moved with his wife and children to Cairo, where he studies at Al-Azhar Islamic University. Besides studying, he often gives lectures in the United States and elsewhere, and records commercial Islamic lecture series. During his time off he stays in the Silicon Valley and is employed by Muslim American Society.

Webb taught at one time through SunniPath, an on-line Islamic educational institution, for several years. On July 31, 2007, it was announced that Webb would be teaching a class at AlMaghrib Institute.

Suhaib Webb is an active member of the Muslim American Society and a its youth department for the last ten years. It is through the Muslim American Societies scholarship program that he was sent to Egypt to focus on Islamic studies.

Reputation

Suhaib Webb is popular for his familiarity with American youth culture and accessible personality, as well as for his reputation as a "moderate". The UK-based newspaper The Times reported that the British government identified Webb as one of several "moderate Muslim leaders", along with Amr Khaled, Tariq Ramadan and Hamza Yusuf that it intends to support and "promote awareness" of.

External links

* Suhaib Webb Video and Audio lectures halal tube
* A blog that is under supervision of Imam Suhaib
* Announcement of Suhaib Webb joining AlMaghrib Institute staff of instructors
* website where Suhaib Webb frequently contributes