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Article: Islam's ambassador to the West. (The Last Word).(Brief Article)
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- The Middle East
- Article date:
- October 1, 2002
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There were sniggers and more than a few sarcastic jibes from media commentators when Jemima Khan, the wife of former Pakistan cricketer, Imran Khan announced she was pondering a new challenge, that of taking on the role of Islam's ambassador to the West.
In almost eight years with Imran Khan, the former cricketing hero turned politician, his wife has continually proved the sceptics--who said she would never deal with the transition of lifestyles--wrong. The daughter of the late Jewish million aire businessman Sir James Goldsmith, Jemima gave up the life of a rich, indulged London socialite to live with her husband in Islamabad. And, although she enjoys frequent ...