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To: FreedomNeocon

Did he really convert?


145 posted on 04/26/2006 7:42:32 PM PDT by PurVirgo (Do they really believe their own BS?)
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To: PurVirgo
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1061415,00.html

"This is Chappelle's second trip to South Africa. He first came to Durban, and visited Salim, in 2000. Chappelle won't tell me exactly how he met Salim but describes him as a family friend. A soft-spoken Muslim, Salim seems also to be something of a sounding board to Chappelle, who converted to Islam several years ago. While Chappelle is not doing a formal religious course in Durban, says Salim, who wore a simple cotton robe and hung back through the interview and photo shoot and only spoke when I asked him a question, "if he wants to talk religion then I'm there as someone to talk to." Says Chappelle: "This is kind of my spot where I can come to fill my spirit back up. Sometimes you neglect these things if you are running on a corporate schedule." The crux of his crisis seems to boil down to his almost obsessive need to "check my intentions." He uses the phrase a few times during the interview and explains that it means really making sure that he's doing what he's doing for the right reasons.

"This is Chappelle's second trip to South Africa. He first came to Durban, and visited Salim, in 2000. Chappelle won't tell me exactly how he met Salim but describes him as a family friend. A soft-spoken Muslim, Salim seems also to be something of a sounding board to Chappelle, who converted to Islam several years ago. While Chappelle is not doing a formal religious course in Durban, says Salim, who wore a simple cotton robe and hung back through the interview and photo shoot and only spoke when I asked him a question, "if he wants to talk religion then I'm there as someone to talk to." Says Chappelle: "This is kind of my spot where I can come to fill my spirit back up. Sometimes you neglect these things if you are running on a corporate schedule." The crux of his crisis seems to boil down to his almost obsessive need to "check my intentions." He uses the phrase a few times during the interview and explains that it means really making sure that he's doing what he's doing for the right reasons. "
150 posted on 04/26/2006 7:47:53 PM PDT by FreedomNeocon (I'm in no Al-Samood for this Shi'ite.)
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To: PurVirgo; FreedomNeocon

He says he did.

Now if you see him around Yellow Springs, OH, you'll know that he isn't anything like what you would normally think Muslims are....

Yes I have seen him around Yellow Springs as recently as 2 weeks ago....


159 posted on 04/26/2006 8:07:35 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (aka MikeinIraq)
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