Maryam Jameelah
Maryam Jameelah (May 23, 1934 – October 31, 2012) was an American-Pakistani author of over thirty books on
Islamic culture and history and a female voice for conservative Islam, known for her writings about
the West. Born
Margret Marcus in
New York City to a non-observant Jewish family, she explored
Judaism and other religions during her teens before converting to Islam in 1961 and emigrating to
Pakistan. She was married to and had five children with Muhammad Yusuf Khan, a leader in the
Jamaat-e-Islami political party, and resided in the city of
Lahore.
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