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Yahiya Emerick is a former president of the Islamic Foundation of North America, vice-principal at an Islamic school, and a Muslim author. He has written several publishedarticles and works of fiction.
Emerick was born into an AmericanProtestant Christian family, and converted to Islam (Sunni) in 1989 while a freshman atMichigan State University.[1] He later obtained a graduate degree in history.
Emerick has served as a Muslim lecturer, educator, prayer leader, and author. He founded Amirah Publishing in 1992, in order to further his goal of publishing American-oriented literature onIslam. Emerick'sComplete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam has been distributed worldwide byAlpha Books. From 1998 until 2008 his books were all published by Noorart Inc.[2]
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