(OMITTED) In addition to attending conferences and workshops, Kabeer Faye teaches Arabic and Islamic studies to women and girls in the U.S.

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Those who espouse violence in the name of Islam, says Kabeer Faye, have distorted the true faith.

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Born Jewish but now a Sufi Muslim, Maryam Kabeer Faye lives in Philadelphia with her grown son,Issa.

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CNN's Amanda Davies, Zayn Nabbi, Kabeer Mahajan, Michael Pearson and Greg Botelho contributed to this report.

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