Meet the Author: Our Muslim Neighbors
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Meet the Author of Our Muslim Neighbors
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| Victor Begg is a retired entrepreneur, an immigrant from India who became famous for his Michigan chain of stores, Naked Furniture, which sold quality, unfinished furniture. He became one of the country’s leading Muslim spokesmen, the co-founder of the Muslim Unity Center Mosque in Bloomfield Hills and a founding member of the Interfaith Leadership Council of Metro-Detroit. His columns and interviews appear in many media outlets, including ABC, CBS, FOX, NPR, Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives with his wife, Shahina Begg, on HutchinsonIsland, FL. |
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| Click to order via Amazon: Our Muslim Neighbors: Achieving the American Dream, an Immigrant's Memoir, by Victor Begg. |
| Visit: https://ourmuslimneighbors.com/ |
Category: Americas, Featured, Life & Society
Topics: American Muslims, Book Review, Neighbors
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