Payoffs, threats, secret marriages: An accused preacher saving his empire
Nouman Ali Khan accused of manipulating women into sham marriages SAMAA | Web desk - Posted: Mar 7, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 weeks ago SAMAA | Web desk Posted: Mar 7, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 weeks ago
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This article by Hannah Alam originally appeared in Buzzfeed News on December 20, 2017.
In the spring of 2017, 29-year-old N.M.âs life took a sharp turn.
She, along with her mother, was left homeless after her parentsâ nasty breakup. They left London and crashed with a relative in northwest England. The move cost her the job she loved at an Islamic school. Broke and bewildered in a new city, N.M. was desperate for a spiritual boost.