Long feature article on Amr Khaled in N.Y Times Magazine

The New York times Magazine has a 10 pages long feauture article on Amr Khaled today. Read it! If you find it really interesting, you could read Lindsay Wise´s full thesis(PDF), ¨Words from the heart¨ about him here. He has the third largest website in the Arab world, and is a new phenomenon in Arab preaching, some has compared him to Billy Graham, but foremost he has galvanized a new class to religion, the young, urban and affluent, making it hip to be religious. Speaking to people in their own way. He was banned from Egypt/choose to go into selfexposed exile in Birmingham, England and has made a name for himself in second generation communities in Europe as well, runs a big charity organisation, and makes good use of modern technology,as the internet and satelite TV. He has his own show on Iqraá and his Ramadan Show this year, his comeback, In the footsteps of the prophet, were he wisited historical sites connected to the Prophet, was widely watched. Lately he has been controversial in his decision to go to Copenhagen for a conference between Muslim scholars and Danish religious scholars and a paralell youth seminar. He´ got much criticism from the second big name among muslim preachers , Yousef Qardawi.

Amr Khaled, New york times, Egypt, Yousef Qardawi