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"I would still say that I am a better Muslim, a better person, a better individual and a better human being because of the fact that I lived in America", says Ijlal Shamsi.~"I lived in America at a time that wasn't the best and most pleasant for Muslims all over the world and I had my share of problems," says Shamsi.~"I want every Muslim to learn English, and yet know their rituals-- a Muslim woman should be able to read the Quran, and also teach her son how to check his e-mail." - -  Ijlal Shamsi, 24, a US-educated businessman from Moradabad.~Islam and the West may be in the throes of a so-called clash of civilisations, but Ijlal Shamsi's life is an eloquent example of how they can - and do - happily co-exist.~In the trading town of Moradabad, the 24-year-old Ijlal Shamsi runs a generations-old metal handicrafts business.~

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