Received from another discussion group. From AFP: >RIYADH, Aug 13: Liberian President Charles Taylor will convert to Islam on a >forthcoming trip to Makkah, the Saudi newspaper Okaz reported on Friday. >Taylor was influenced by Libyan leader Moamer Qadhafi over a lunch at Sirte, >on the Libyan coast, the daily said quoting informed sources. > >Qadhafi suggested a conversion and Taylor was receptive saying he >"appreciated Islamic values and was studying deeply the precepts," of the >religion, the newspaper reported. > >The newspaper's editor attended the lunch, the daily said, but did not give >a date. > >Taylor would announce his conversion at the holy city of Makkah on his visit >to Saudi Arabia, which Okaz said would take place "very soon".-AFP PS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------