drawing attacks<\/a> on right-wing websites. Ellison, however, remains unfazed while he hits the campaign trail. \u201cI just started studying [Islam] and found it interesting,\u201d said Ellison of his conversion many years ago. \u201cI lead my life in a way to not make religion a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/i><\/p>\n
Shahed Amanullah is editor-in-chief of altmuslim.com.\n<\/p>\n
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