Saida Miller Khalifa
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Saida Miller Khalifa is an author and convert
to Islam
. She was born Sonya Miller in Great Britain and converted in 1959. She met her husband, an Egypt
ian professor named Yusry Khalifa, a year later after having taken the name Saida. They both went on the Hajj
in 1970, three years after moving to Cairo
. Saida then published a short narrative of the trip entitled The Fifth Pillar of Islam.
Currently out of print, The Fifth Pillar is reprinted in Michael Wolfe
's One Thousand Roads to Mecca
.
Convert
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to Islam
Islam
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. She was born Sonya Miller in Great Britain and converted in 1959. She met her husband, an Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian professor named Yusry Khalifa, a year later after having taken the name Saida. They both went on the Hajj
Hajj
The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so...
in 1970, three years after moving to Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
. Saida then published a short narrative of the trip entitled The Fifth Pillar of Islam.
Currently out of print, The Fifth Pillar is reprinted in Michael Wolfe
Michael Wolfe
Michael Wolfe is an American poet, author, and the President and Executive Producer of . He is also a frequent lecturer on Islamic issues at universities across the United States including Harvard, Georgetown, Stanford, SUNY Buffalo, and Princeton...
's One Thousand Roads to Mecca
One Thousand Roads to Mecca
One Thousand Roads to Mecca: Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing About the Muslim Pilgrimage is a collection of travel journals edited by Michael Wolfe and published in 1999...
.