By Alhaji Mohamed Wusha Conteh 4th September, 2013.
Dr. Philips was born January 7, 1952 in Jamaica, but grew up in Canada, where he converted to Islam in 1972. He received his B.A. degree from the Islamic University of Medina and his M.A. in Aqeedah (Islamic Theology) from the King Saud University in Riyadh.
Dr Philips comes from a family of educators, as both his parents were teachers and his grandfather was a Church Minister and Bible scholar.
In 1994 he founded (and continues to direct) an Islamic Information Center, now known as Discover Islam, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
