John Walker Lindh: American Taliban
Approximately thirteen centuries ago, the prophet Mohammad converted a few Arab desert tribes to belief in a single god, Allah, founding the religion of Islam. Within a century, this belief had created one of history’s mightiest empires, and still has major influences in today’s world. In recent years, Islam has been under attack as a result of a few radical members who have decided to stand out for beliefs against those of the general public. One of the most prominent radicals, at least to the American public, is John Walker Lindh also known as the “Taliban American”. John Philip Walker Lindh was born on February 9, 1981 in Takoma Park, Maryland. From an early age, Walker-Lindh showed an aptitude for learning and in elementary school he joined a special program for gifted children. When Walker-Lindh was ten, the family moved across the country to Marin County in a suburb twenty miles north of San Francisco. Walker-Lindh bounced around from school to school until finally settling at Tamsical High School, which featured a self-paced and highly advanced curriculum. It was here, while delving into religious texts for various school projects that Walker-Lindh’s interest in Islam blossomed. Walker-Lindh was
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