Renowned United States (US) writer and activist Jeffery Shaun King and his wife Rai King converted to Islam on the first day of Ramzan 1445 AH-2024.
In a live broadcast shared by US-based Professor Khaled Beydoun on Instagram on Monday, Match 11, shows Shaun and Rai pronouncing Shahadah, a testament of faith, with the help of US Muslim scholar and activist Omar Suleiman.
ALLAHU AKBAR! What incredible news it is to witness the answer of a prayer and learn that our brother Shaun King @shaunking and his wife just embraced Islam with @omarsuleiman504
Alhamdulilah! Had the honor of meeting Br. Shaun at various community and social justice events… pic.twitter.com/JHRpgr1NTR
— Hassan Shibly (@HassanShibly) March 11, 2024
44-year-old Shaun is best known for his advocacy of movements associated with the Democratic Party such as Black Lives Matter.
In one Facebook post from 2016, Shaun King wrote that he was “a Christian” who was “actually a pastor for nearly 10 years.” In another Facebook post a little more than a year later, Shaun King wrote that he “was a Christian pastor for nearly 15 years.”
On December 25, he claimed that Instagram banned his account due to his support for Palestine against Israel in the ongoing war.
Shaun, with over six million followers, expressed frustration over Instagram’s ban on him for advocating for Palestinian rights and dignity. He has been sharing numerous pro-Palestine posts since October 7, highlighting the destruction in the Gaza Strip and calling for an end to Israel’s brutal war on the territory.
