Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Ahmad Tejan Sillah is a Sierra Leonean Islamic preacher and the chief imam of the Freetown Central Mosque, the largest mosque in Sierra Leone. He is also the spiritual leader of the Sierra Leone United Council of Imams, an Islamic organisation that is made up of imams across Sierra Leone. Sillah is a Shia Muslim and he is one of the most prominent Islamic scholars in Sierra Leone.Born and raised in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Sillah received a masters degree in Islamic studies at the Dar Al Tabligh Islamic University in the holy city of Qum in Iran. Sillah is an advocate for child and women's rights to be respected as stated in the Holy Quran. He has often preached against violence in society and violence against women.During Sierra Leone's civil war, Sillah was one of the leading advocates for peace. He traveled to dangerous rebel held areas of the country to preach to the rebels to lay down their arms and accept peace. In 2000, he was appointed by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as a Goodwill Ambassador.Sillah is a founding member of the Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leone, which is made up of both Muslim and Christian religious leaders."@en }
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- Ahmad_Tejan_Sillah abstract "Ahmad Tejan Sillah is a Sierra Leonean Islamic preacher and the chief imam of the Freetown Central Mosque, the largest mosque in Sierra Leone. He is also the spiritual leader of the Sierra Leone United Council of Imams, an Islamic organisation that is made up of imams across Sierra Leone. Sillah is a Shia Muslim and he is one of the most prominent Islamic scholars in Sierra Leone.Born and raised in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Sillah received a masters degree in Islamic studies at the Dar Al Tabligh Islamic University in the holy city of Qum in Iran. Sillah is an advocate for child and women's rights to be respected as stated in the Holy Quran. He has often preached against violence in society and violence against women.During Sierra Leone's civil war, Sillah was one of the leading advocates for peace. He traveled to dangerous rebel held areas of the country to preach to the rebels to lay down their arms and accept peace. In 2000, he was appointed by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as a Goodwill Ambassador.Sillah is a founding member of the Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leone, which is made up of both Muslim and Christian religious leaders.".
- Q17019524 abstract "Ahmad Tejan Sillah is a Sierra Leonean Islamic preacher and the chief imam of the Freetown Central Mosque, the largest mosque in Sierra Leone. He is also the spiritual leader of the Sierra Leone United Council of Imams, an Islamic organisation that is made up of imams across Sierra Leone. Sillah is a Shia Muslim and he is one of the most prominent Islamic scholars in Sierra Leone.Born and raised in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Sillah received a masters degree in Islamic studies at the Dar Al Tabligh Islamic University in the holy city of Qum in Iran. Sillah is an advocate for child and women's rights to be respected as stated in the Holy Quran. He has often preached against violence in society and violence against women.During Sierra Leone's civil war, Sillah was one of the leading advocates for peace. He traveled to dangerous rebel held areas of the country to preach to the rebels to lay down their arms and accept peace. In 2000, he was appointed by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as a Goodwill Ambassador.Sillah is a founding member of the Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leone, which is made up of both Muslim and Christian religious leaders.".