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Mayor Macon converted to Islam
becomes Hakim Mansour Ellis Jack Ellis.


Jack Ellis has converted to Islam. Mayor of the city of Macon in the State of Georgia (USA), Mr. Ellis has taken the administrative steps to change the name. It will now be called Hakim Mansour Ellis. Aged 61, after his second term as mayor, Mr. Ellis has had a Christian education in his native Georgia. It is in during a stay in Senegal, in December 2006, he decided to convert to Islam.

Jack Ellis, mayor of Macon, becomes Hakim Mansour Ellis
"It's a return to my primary sources after years of wandering spiritual" Ellis said, explaining his journey to Islam in which he studied the Koran for many years. Member of the National Conference of Black Mayors (National Conference of Black Mayors), Jack Ellis has an idea of his family history. He says he realized that Islam was the religion of his ancestors before they were torn from their African culture by slave traders to be enslaved in America. The month of last December during a visit to Senegal that Mr. Ellis finally took its decision to adhere to Islam. He now observes the five daily services called Salat, and attended the Islamic center in its region to consolidate their knowledge of Islam. "If someone wants to learn about Islam, I can now hold an intelligent conversation on the subject " he explains to the Associated Press. "I discovered how low was our knowledge of Islam, "said Ellis Macon Mayor considers it necessary to refrain from prioritizing religions:" I'm not saying that religion is better than another. We believe that the prophet Muhammad is the last of the Prophets. We also believe that Moses was a Prophet "he says Channel WMAZ-TV, a local television station in the city of Columbia (South Carolina). Upon his election in 1999, Jack Ellis becomes the first mayor of Macon from the African American community. In 176 years of history, the city had already experienced 39 different mayors. Of the 97 000 inhabitants, 62.5% are African American. During the first term, the statistics attest to the success of Mr. Ellis on sensitive issues. Which earned him a second term that expires in December. View his religious convictions is improper for a politician French. It is different in the United States. Mr. Ellis said, however, that the choice of religion "is a personal decision. Our way of worshiping God is the intimacy. But I understand that I am a public person. "That's why he decided to make his choice of Islam. But, he adds, "I'm still the same person, even if I change my name." Born Macon 61 years ago, Mr. Ellis is the father of five children. He is a veteran of the Vietnam War and received several military decorations. After two consecutive terms he is not allowed to run for a third term. But it does not stay in politics.