Joshua Charbonneau is an American Muslim. He was born in 1982 in Sumter, South Carolina. He is of French Canadian and also American descent. He was born into a Christian family then later after his studies chose to revert to Islam when he was 17 years old. After reverting to Islam he chose the name Mateen which in Arabic means strong, firm and unshakeable. His first language is English and he also learned Quranic Arabic. At age 26 he moved to Washington, DC and has been an active part of the Muslim community. He took part in a documentary by Anwar Al-Hussain TV entitled “Journey of the Spirit” where he narrated his incredible story on how he became a Shia Muslim. In 2012 he had the opportunity to travel with the members of Anwar Al-Hussain TV to visit the Holy shrines of Imam Ali (as) and Imam Hussain (as) in Iraq for Ziyarat Arbaeen. He has also compiled and self-published two books through Amazon entitled “The Suffering of the Ahl ul Bayt and their Followers throughout History” and "Christians who defended and Died for Prophet Muhammad and his Family."