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Notable Western Converts From Christianity To Islam. by 0hsisi: 2:19am On Nov 30, 2009
David Hicks  Australia   Muhammed Dawood  Undertook terrorist training in al Qaeda-linked camps and served with the ruling Taliban regime in Afghanistan in 2001. He was then detained by the United States Government in Guantanamo Bay until 2007 when he became the first to be tried and convicted under the U.S. Military Commissions Act of 2006.  Jihad" diary reveals David Hicks terror training 


Jill Courtney  Australia    Arrested at her suburban Sydney home on Friday in a swoop by federal and local police operating under anti-terrorism laws. She was charged with conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosives to be placed in or near a public place.  Sydney bomb plotter charged



Shane Kent  Australia    Pled guilty to being a member of a terror cell led by Islamic cleric Abdul Nacer Benbrika, and admitted involvement in the cell’s plan to place bombs at a major football event in Melbourne: the Australian Grand Final in 2005, which attracted nearly 100,000 fans and a TV audience of millions. 

Thomas Jack Terrence  Australia     Thomas was the first Australian to be convicted under anti-terrorism laws introduced in Australia after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. He was sentenced on 31 March 2006 to five years prison with a non-parole period of two years.



Muriel Degauque  Belgium   Myriam  Failed suicide car bomb attack in Iraq. Detonated her explosive vest amid an American military patrol in the town of Baquba, wounding one American soldier.  Raised as Catholic in Belgium, She Died as a Muslim Bomber 

Pascal Cruypeninck  Belgium    Sentenced in 2008. He convinced his fiancée to convert and tried to get her to go to Iraq on a suicide mission.  Belgium became the basis of jihadism in Europe 

Steven Vikash Chand  Canada   Abdul Shakur  Chand was one of 17 people accused of being members of an alleged homegrown terrorist cell, plotting attacks in southern Ontario. Chand is officially charged with belonging to a terrorist group, receiving training and recruiting others to participate in terrorist activity.  Terror suspect served in Canadian military



Willie Virgile Brigitte  France    A French convert to Islam who associated with al-Qaeda in Pakistan and was possibly involved in a plot to conduct a terrorist operation in Australia  He faces the far-reaching charge of associating with terrorist groups. 

Robert Richard Pierre  France   Abu Abderrahmane  Found guilty of recruiting and training terror volunteers, and planning to carry out terror attacks in Morocco and to overthrow the government. 

David CourTailler  France    Trained in al Qaeda’s notorious Khalden training camp. He recruited volunteers to Afghanistan in the late 90s’ and was found guilty of conspiring with criminals engaged in a terrorist enterprise. 

Jerome CourTailler  France    Trained in al Qaeda’s notorious Khalden training camp. Convicted of recruiting Islamic volunteers to Al Qaeda and planning attacks against USA targets in Holland and Belgium. 

Thomas Barnouin  France   Thomas Abdelhakim  Initial indoctrination in Southwest France and then at Medina University. Captured by Syrian intelligence officials at an al-Qaeda safe house in Syria. Convicted of "criminal conspiracy for terrorist purposes." He was sentenced along with five other native French converts to Islam. 
 
Steven Smyrek   Germany   Abdel Karim  Spent two months in a terrorist training camp in order to deal with machine guns and explosives. Convicted of planning a suicide mission for Hezbollah.  From small criminals to aspiring holy warriors

Dhiren Barot  India   Abu Musa al-Hindi  Dhiren Barot of London UK, Pled guilty to conspiring to murder people in terrorist attacks by targeting major financial institutions in the United States, including the World Bank and International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington, the New York Stock Exchange and the Citigroup building in Manhattan and also setting off a 'dirty bomb' in the United Kingdom. 

Germaine Lindsay  Jamaica   Jamal Lindsay  UK citizen and one of the Suicide bombers in the 7/7 attack which killed 52 people and injured hundreds.  Suicide bombers' 'ordinary' lives 

Wadih el-Hage  Lebanon   Abd'al Sabur  A member of al-Qaida. Became a mujahideen fighter in Afghanistan. Linked to the killing of Dr. Rashad Khalifa. A weapon purchased by him was also used in the killing of rabbi Meir Kahane. Believed to have become a key aide to Bin Laden & also to have been trying to obtain chemical weapons for the terrorist group. 1 of 4 involved in the 1998 United States embassy bombings. Found guilty of belonging to a worldwide conspiracy to kill Americans and destroy U.S. property.  Four embassy bombers get life 

Jermaine Walters  Netherlands    Hofstad member and brother of convicted terrorist Jason Walters. Arrested (aged 17) in connection with a plot to assassinate Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali during a New Year's 2005 celebration. 

Jason Walters  Netherlands   Jamal Walters  Hofstad member. Arrested, after a long 14 hour siege in The Hague, where hand grenades were thrown at police. Walters planned to assassinate Dutch political figures he deemed anti-Muslim, including Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Geert Wilders. Both, outspoken critics of Islam. Convicted on charges of terrorism.  From Quiet Teen to Terrorist Suspect 


Carlos Bledsoe  USA   Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad  A 24-year-old Little Rock resident, facing a first-degree murder charge and 15 counts of engaging in a terrorist act, for the shooting of 2 soldiers at a Little Rock military recruiting center.  Gunman Kills Soldier Outside Recruiting Station
 
Charles Brooks Jr.  USA     Was a convicted murderer who was the first person executed by lethal injection in the world. He had been to prison before, serving time at the United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth for illegal possession of firearms.  Convicted murderer became 1st U.S. prisoner to be executed by lethal injection 

Charles Patrick Boyd  USA    Charles converted to Islam in 1981. In June 1991, he and his brother Daniel Patrick Boyd who was also a convert were accused of robbing a branch of United Bank in a Peshawar suburb in Pakistan. According to prosecutors, the brothers trained in terrorist camps and fought the Soviet Union. 

Christopher Paul  USA   Abdulmalek  Christopher Paul has agreed to plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. Federal prosecutors say that Paul worked with Iyman Faris and Nuradin Abdi, who plotted to help raise money and provide equipment for the terrorist organization. Authorities say he traveled to Pakistan and Afghanistan for training as a terrorist. 

Clement Rodney Hampton-el  USA   Rashid  Travelled to Afghanistan for training to fight jihad. Assisted in the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993. 

Cleven Raphael Holt  USA   Isa Abdullah Ali  After serving with the U.S. Army in Korea, converted to Islam and joined the Afghan fight against the Soviets. Forced by an injury back to Washington, he soon left for Lebanon, where he worked with the Amal militia and Hezbollah.  Hundreds of Americans have followed the path to jihad 

Daniel Patrick Boyd  USA   Saifullah  Arrested and charged with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists overseas; Boyd and his son, Zakariya Boyd, traveled to Gaza in March 2006, where the elder Boyd "attempted to enter Palestine in order to introduce his son to individuals who also believed that violent jihad was a personal obligation.". Daniel was recorded saying "I love jihad. I love to stand there and fight for the sake of Allah." [1] 

David T. Belfield  USA   Dawud Salahuddin  Assassinated an Iranian critic of Ayatollah Khomeini and fled to Iran.  Airbrushing a killer 

Derrick Shareef  USA   Talib Abu Salaam Ibn Shareef  Arrested by federal agents on charges of planning to set off hand grenades at an Illinois shopping mall on Dec. 22 as part of his plan to commit "violent jihad" against civilians. 

Earnest James Ujaama  USA    Pled guilty to the charge of conspiring to provide goods and services to the Taliban.  Earnest Ujaama sentenced 

Gregory Patterson  USA    Member of Islamic terrorist group Jam’iyyat Ul-Islam Is-Saheeh (The Association of True Islam) Arrested for armed robbery of gas stations, to fund terror operations. Pled guilty to plotting terror attacks against U.S. military facilities, Israeli offices and Jewish synagogues.  Terrorism and the Times:

Hiram Torres  USA   Mohammed Salman  Suspected member of Harkat ul- Mujahedeen, a Pakistani group with ties to Al Qaeda. Died while participating in armed jihad in Afghanistan. 

Jeff Fort  USA     He was convicted in 1987 of conspiring with Libya to perform acts of domestic terrorism.  Found guilty and sentenced to 80 years, which he’s currently serving in a maximum security federal prison 

Jeffrey Leon Battle  USA    A member of a terrorist group dubbed the "Portland Seven." pled guilty to seditious conspiracy and levying war against the United States. He had planned to kill hundreds of Jews at a Portland-area synagogue or Jewish school.  Terror suspects led quiet lives

John Allen  USA   Muhammad  Carried out the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks

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