Famous Religious Conversions Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

About the famous religious convert Karreem Abdul-Jabbar what religion she converted from and to and why.

RENOWNED RELIGIOUS CONVERTS

KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR, U.S., 1947-.

Professional basketball player, born Lew Alcindor.

From: Unlisted affiliation.

To: Islam (Hanafi Muslim).

Why: Abdul-Jabbar was greatly influenced by the life and struggles of Malcolm X and by Malcolm's determination to enter the mainstream of Islamic life, as opposed to the separatist Black Muslims.