An American professor converts to Shiism in holy shrine of Imam Ali

The coordinator between Muslims and Christians in Senegal, the American professor Maria Lifini, was honored to visit the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him. 

The coordinator between Muslims and Christians in Senegal, the American professor Maria Lifini, was honored to visit the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him. 

The American professor was received by the employees of the Public Relations Department, where she was welcomed and accompanied to visit the landmarks of the holy shrines.

“I knew Muslims’ life-styles and conduct through communicating with them in Michigan, Lebanon, and Senegal. Because of what I saw and experienced with them, I converted to Islam,” she stated in a press statement to the Media Center of the Holy Shrine.

“I came to know the wisdom, piety, and high morals of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, better through visiting his holy shrine.”

In the conclusion of her visit, the professor was gifted a number of English publications of the holy shrine.