Yusuf Estes, PhD. (born 1944), is an American convert to Islam and Chairman of "the Muslim Foundation International", which is an Islamic Promotional and Missionary Organization dedicated to spreading the message of al-Islam according to the Quran, Sunnah.[1] He was brought up in a Protestant Christian family; members of the Disciples of Christ. Yusuf Estes was known then as "Skip Estes".
His Islamic activities include:
* Volunteer Imam in a Texas military installation.
* National U.S Chaplain for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, starting 1994.
* Delegate to the United Nations Peace Summit for Religious Leaders in August of 2000.
* University guest speaker.
* Television preacher, syndicated television programs on satellite and cable networks.
* Maintaining Islamic websites
He is also well known for his website motto which he regularly uses at the end of speeches and interviews, "Visit Islamtomorrow.com, We're open 24 hours a day and theres always plenty of free parking".
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