Jeffrey Shaun King is a renowned American author and activist. He has a long career in journalism as well and he has written for many leading publications. He is a strong name in the world of social activism and he is known in the USA for his work on the Black Lives Matter movement. He was also a pastor and found a church in 2008 which he headed for 4 years. Shaun King has been a part of several charity projects and he has faced several allegations over the donations which never panned out later on.
He has been very active about the Palestinian cause and the Gaza genocide since October 7th and he has been a part of many protests in America. He is married and has five kids, two of which are adopted. He also has foster children in addition and is close with his nephews and nieces. Shaun King just embraced Islam with his wife on the 1st of Ramadan 2024.
Sheikh Omar Sulaiman guided him and his wife Rai King through the Shahadah and he is officially a Muslim now.
This is their Shahadah:
Here is the beautiful video of Shaun sharing his journey towards Islam:
People are welcoming Shaun into the Muslim fold and send him best wishes:
