Will Mosab hassan Yousef be willing to meet with a western journalist?”
On 21 August 2008, the al-Qaida-affiliated Global Islamic Media Front released a statement written by Abu al-Harith al-Ansari concerning the conversion of Mosab Hassan Yousef from Islam to Christianity. This conversion is significant because Yousef’s father is a senior Hamas leader in an Israeli prison and Yousef himself allegedly was in a leadership position in Hamas’ youth movement. Ansari explains that he felt compelled to respond to Yousef’s conversion and he uses four points to frame the conversion. He then outlines a course of action Muslims should take in response. The following is a brief synopsis: 1. Further research must be done to ascertain the truth about whether or not Yousef converted and then pass judgment. 2. Yousef chose his own path and it is important to remember other noteworthy infidels, who also chose their own path, like Noah’s son and wife, Abraham’s father, and Muhammad’s paternal uncle. 3. The fate of infidels does not change. The previously mentioned notables
January 7, 2009 – A Fox News special that aired over the weekend highlights the life of a former Hamas radical who converted to Christianity and now lives in Southern California. The special “Escape from Hamas” tells the story of Mosab Hassan Yousef, who was born into the Hamas terrorist group and became a leader of the Islamic Youth Movement. Yousef’s rejection of Hamas and the violent teachings of the Koran came while spending time in an Israeli prison with other Hamas leaders. While in prison, he found that Hamas leaders were torturing and killing their own members. Anyone who was thought to be collaborating with the Israelis was a target for persecution. After his faith in Islam was shattered by his prison experience, he encountered a Christian businessman on the streets of Jerusalem who invited him to study the Bible. The verse that changed his heart forever was when Jesus taught: “Love your enemies.” He studied the Bible and also began to secretly restudy the Koran to compare the
