Darkness to Sunlight: The Life-Changing Journey of Zaid Abdul-Aziz

Date/Time:	Tuesday, 20 Feb 2007 at 7:00 pm
Location:	Pioneer Room, Memorial Union
Cost:	Free
Contact:
Phone:	515-294-9934
Channel:	Lecture Series
Categories:	Lectures
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Zaid Abdul-Aziz, known as Don Smith before his conversion to Islam in 1973, was a three-time All-Big Eight basketball player for Iowa State and a two-time All-American. He was the fifth player taken in the 1968 NBA draft, selected by the Cincinnati Royals and traded during his rookie year to the Milwaukee Bucks. Zaid Abdul-Aziz played for the Sonics for two years before pericarditis - viral heart inflammation - forced him to give up the game. He now works as a chemical dependency professional in Seattle. Zaid Abdul-Aziz has five children, including Yusef Aziz, who played basketball for Seattle Pacific and professionally in Brazil. He is the author of Darkness to Sunlight: The Life-Changing Journey of Zaid Abdul-Aziz.

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Zaid Abdul-Aziz will participate in the following additional activities during his visit:

February 20, 7 p.m.
Lecture and book signing
Memorial Union Pioneer Room

February 21, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Book signing
Iowa State University Book Store

February 21, 7 p.m.
"Guest in the Alley" with Cyclone Alley, ISU's men's and women's basketball student spirit group, as the ISU men play Colorado at Hilton Coliseum

February 22, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00
Book signing
Iowa State University Book Store

February 22, 7 p.m.
Reading
Ames Public Library