Yusuf Estes
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Sheikh Yusuf Estes (born Joseph Estes, 1944) is an American Salafi Islamic preacher and chaplain from Texas.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Estes converted from Christianity to Islam in 1991. He served as a Muslim chaplain for the United States Bureau of Prisons during the 1990s, and as a delegate to the United Nations World Peace Conference for Religious Leaders held at the UN in September 2000.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Career
Estes has served as a guest presenter and keynote speaker at various Islamic events.<ref> Template:Cite web </ref> He is the founder and president of Guide US TV, a free-to-air internet and satellite television channel that broadcasts programs about Islam.<ref> Template:Cite news </ref> In 2010, he was listed among the top 500 most influential Muslims.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In August 2012, he was named the Islamic Personality of the Year at the Dubai International Holy Quran Award ceremony.<ref name=Estes> Template:Cite web </ref>
In November 2017, Estes was denied entry into Singapore due to views deemed divisive by the government, particularly his advice against Muslims celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah. The decision faced criticism, as he was entering as a tourist, not a speaker.<ref name="Straits Times">Template:Cite web </ref>
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- Muslims from Texas
- American chaplains
- Muslim chaplains
- American former Christians
- Muslim apologists
- American Salafis
- Jones High School (Orlando, Florida) alumni
- Islamic television preachers
- Converts to Sunni Islam from Christianity
- 21st-century Muslim scholars of Islam
- 21st-century Muslims