Posted AT 4:29 AM EST on 22/05/07
Amid cowboys and Tory blue, Muslims thrive
CALGARY — The Muslim youth conference held in Calgary was a big hit. Scores turned out this month to hear the keynote speaker talk about the 11 days she was held captive by the Taliban.
Not only did Yvonne Ridley live to tell her tale, but it turned out to have a twist: The former journalist from the U.K. found her captors to be so courteous that she decided to convert to Islam and spread the word.
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