Charles le Gai Eaton

Charles Le Gai Eaton (Hasan le Gai Eaton or Hassan Abdul Hakeem) (born 1921) was born in Switzerland and raised as an agnostic by his parents.Islam and the Destiny of Man, Charles Le Gai Eaton, He received his education at Charterhouse and at King's College, Cambridge. He worked for many years as a teacher and journalist in Jamaica and Egypt. He then joined the British Diplomatic Service.Islamic Britain lures top people, The Sunday Times, February 22, 2004 
Eaton converted to Islam in 1951. He has since served as a consultant to the Islamic Cultural Centre in London.Islam Is The “Middle Way”, Hassan Gai Eaton's Speech, London; Leeds; Manchester, 16-18 December 2005 In 1996 he served on a committee that drafted the constitution of the Muslim Council of Britain The MCB- its history, structure and workings
His books include Islam and the Destiny of Man (listed on Q News' list of "10 books to take to university", Q-News, Issue 368, Sept-Oct 2006, p. 36), King of the Castle, and Remembering God. Many converts to Islam in the United Kingdom have been inspired by his books, which are also expositions of Islam for Western readers, secular or believing. He also frequently contributed articles to the quarterly journal on comparative religion and traditional studies, Studies in Comparative Religion.
There is a short autobiography at Salaam BooksSalaam Books.
He is the father of Leo Eaton, a director and producer of documentary films.Eaton Creative
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