
Muhammad Ali: A Case Study in Purpose-Driven Decision Making
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What Was Muhammad Ali's Islamic Identity?
In later years, as we look back at the Vietnam War and all the flaws that went into that, you can look at him then as saying he was a righteous person who made a really hard choice. How important was his Muslim identity to him? Once he decided that he would no longer be a Christian and be a Muslim, he insisted that everyone recognize that change as valid. And I think what you see with this particular incident is the foundations of what ultimately became his adoration in the public eye.
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