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Maryam Jameelah

American-Pakistani author on Islam (1934–2012)

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Lived 1934–2012, aged 78United States

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1934–2012
Aged 78

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Updated 2026-07-09

Maryam Jameelah was an American-Pakistani author of over thirty books on Islamic culture and history and a female voice for orthodox Islam, known for her writings about the West. Born Margret Marcus in New York City to a non-observant Jewish family, she explored Judaism and other religions during her teens before converting to Islam in 1961 and emigrating to Pakistan. She was married to and had five children with Muhammad Yusuf Khan, a leader in the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan political party, and resided in the city of Lahore.