After the Japanese invasion in 1937, Liddell carried on his missionary work even when it became dangerous to do so.

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"Islamic bankers should do some missionary work in the Western world to promote the concept of Shariah banking, for which many in the West are more than ready now, " Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said at the World Islamic Economic Forum last month in Jakarta.

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