Maryam Jameelah, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMaryam Jameelah
American writer
Date of Birth: 23-May-1934
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 31-Oct-2012
Profession: writer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Maryam Jameelah
- Maryam Jameelah (May 23, 1934 - October 31, 2012) was an American-Pakistani author of over thirty books on Islamic culture and history and a prominent female voice for conservative and fundamentalist Islam, known for her writings about the West.
- Born Margret Marcus in New York City to a non-observant Jewish family, she explored Judaism and other faiths during her teens before converting to Islam in 1961 and emigrating to Pakistan.
- She was married to and had five children with Muhammad Yusuf Khan, a leader in the Jamaat-e-Islami political party, and resided in the city of Lahore.
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