Muslin preachers qualifications not what he claims them to be

http://sunday.ninemsn.com.au/sunday/cover_stories/transcript_1883.asp

His claimed Bachelor degree could not be verified. When asked why his graduation claims could not be confirmed, his response was:

I say to you that whatever qualifications I have they are subjective. And I don't even care. And if there was a choice for Khalid Yasin I would take any qualification, academic qualification I have and I throw it out the window. And I tell you whatever other qualifications I have, whatever convictions I have will stand on their own.

Cheers,

George

 

pretty audacious

 

The problems seem to extend beyond academic degree claims to his status as an Islamic preacher:

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SARAH FERGUSON: But the non-existent broadcast centre is not the only discrepancy in this operation. This is Yasin's home in the UK, the Purpose of Life centre in Sheffield. According to the brochure, it's an offshoot of the Islamic Teaching Institute in the US.

VOICE-OVER: The Islamic Teaching Institute, Georgia, 1992-2001 — responsible for more than 11,000 persons accepting Islam worldwide and more than 3,000 since the unfortunate September 11 incident.

SARAH FERGUSON: IBC says it's originally an offshoot of the Islamic Teaching Institute in Atlanta. What do you know about the Islamic Teaching Institute that Khalid was associated with?

WALID ALI: I know nothing about it.

SARAH FERGUSON: Well, we've tried to find it. We've made various inquiries in the States, but we can't find any reference to it or anybody who knows about it.

WALID ALI: Well, you would have to ask Sheik Khalid in relation to that. Sheik Khalid is well-known and respected around the world for the work he does in propagating the message of Islam, essentially in contact with non-Muslims. And I think his work more than anything is where his accreditation lies.

SARAH FERGUSON: Where Yasin's accreditation lies is another mystery. He prepared this CV to support an application to the Immigration Department. Neither institution has any record of a Khalid Yasin graduating. While he was still in Australia, we asked Yasin about his qualifications as a preacher.

SHEIK KHALID YASIN: I say to you that whatever qualifications I have they are subjective. And I don't even care. And if there was a choice for Khalid Yasin I would take any qualification, academic qualification I have and I throw it out the window. And I tell you whatever other qualifications I have, whatever convictions I have will stand on their own.

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A Google search for ' "Islamic teaching Institute" Atlanta' generated 19 hits. Several seemed to be irrelevant, and the rest seemed to be about Mr. Yasin.

If this organization really converted 11,000 people to Islam, it certainly keeps a very low profile.

 

Muslin?

I don't think so.
Wool, more likely.
As in pull the wool over s.o.'s eyes.
Terrible for a man of the cloth.

 

Re: Muslin?

Ya' beat me to it, Textile Boy... and punned way better than I ever would have.



In George's defense, the "n" key is next to the "m" key; and I, for one, don't recall ever double-checking anything I've ever typed in the "Subject:" field before clicking on the "Submit..." button. There but for the grace, if you know what I mean.

 

pulling wool

textile boy

I've made the same silly mistake. Didn't even catch it when I read the post.