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Gender	Male
Industry	Education
Occupation	Teacher
Location	Yonkers, New York, United States
Introduction	I am in my late 40s, and I adhere to the Atharī tradition of Islam. I was born in the Bronx to New York Puerto Rican (Catholic) parents. During my teenage years, I starting to learn about my history since, of course, they don't teach us that in school. As a teenager, I had a lot of interaction with "Latino" and African-American Muslims. That lead to me taking my shahadah, during my first semester of college. I eventually earned a Bachelor's of Art with a double major in Arabic and political science at the State University of New York at Binghamton. My concentration was in the Middle East and North Africa Studies. In 2000, I was offered a scholarship to study at Umm Al-Qura University. I studied there from 2000 to 2005. May Allah reward King Fahd (rahimahullah) for giving me a scholarship to teach in Saudi, Amin. Alhamdulillah, I have been fortunate to have sat with several scholars in Saudi Arabia. I currently live in Saudi Arabia with my wife and two children. I also hold a master's in TESOL.
Interests	Islam, Da`wah, Aqīdah, Fiqh Culture, Politics
Favorite music	I don't listen to music. It's haram.
Favorite books	Al-Quran, Al-Bukhari, Muslim, books on Islam, books on culture in general, books on Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans, books on politics, and books on sociology.