... of The Prophet, they all still share the same main belief. Orthodox Muslims say that Black Muslims are misusing the name of Allah and Islam. They believe it is more of a political movement hoping to find a solution the plight of African-Americans. Black Muslims believe the ... wear make-up or tight revealing clothes, nor can they be alone with any man other than their husbands. The Original Nation of Islam was founded in 1930 by Wallace Dodd Fard (Wali Farad0, a silk salesman, in Detroit, Michigan. He formed an organization that accepted only ... conflicts with his father. While in pris...

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... glorious legacy of Dr. King. I went to the library to find out who Malcom X was. Encyclopedias told me he was an American Muslim who helped build the Nation of Islam in this country who was assassinated. I formed an opinion of Malcom X based mostly on what my band director had told me that day. ... explained to Alex Haley during the creation of Malcom's autobiography. Upon entering the religion of Islam Malcom perceived all white skinned peoples to be "the devil." It was on his first pilgrimage to Mecca when a white skinned Muslim helped make his trip to Mecca possible that Malcom X bega...

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... Although his life was short, he went through many transformations. He evolved from a streetwise teenager, to a Muslim minister, and finally, a militant leader of thousands of people in the Nation of Islam. Certain events and people in his life effected those transformations. His life displays how he became one of the ... Connecticut; and in Atlanta, Georgia. Malcolm was so busy traveling all over the place he had very little personal time. On one of the Muslim activities" nights in 1958, Malcolm met a woman named Betty X. On one of his visits with Muhammad, Malcolm said that he wanted t...

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... reached nearly 30,000 in 1963, and Malcolm X's vision was spoken all over. In addition, he helped his friend Minister Baines to create the Black Muslim newspaper, "Muhammad Speaks". Minister Malcolm X was said to be the only Negro who could stop a race riot or start one. In 1957, he ... beaten by the police. In January 1958, Malcolm X married Betty Shazzam, who was also a member of the Nation of Islam. Betty was a nurse for the Nation and she also taught classes at Muslim temples. Betty also ministered to women, therefore Betty and Malcolm had a lot in common. Malcolm X was announced th...

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... reached nearly 30,000 in 1963, and Malcolm X's vision was spoken all over. In addition, he helped his friend Minister Baines to create the Black Muslim newspaper, "Muhammad Speaks". Minister Malcolm X was said to be the only Negro who could stop a race riot or start one. In 1957, he ... beaten by the police. In January 1958, Malcolm X married Betty Shazzam, who was also a member of the Nation of Islam. Betty was a nurse for the Nation and she also taught classes at Muslim temples. Betty also ministered to women, therefore Betty and Malcolm had a lot in common. Malcolm X was announced th...

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... , being suspended from the Nation for 90 days. In 1964 he terminated his relationship with the Nation of Islam and founded the Muslim Mosque, Inc. Now that Malcolm had left the Nation of Islam, he wanted now to find the truth and began to learn Orthodox Islam. He went on the holy pilgrimage, known as "Hajj", it was hear that he had this life ... altering experience. He now realized the true Islam and that a man's colour has no bearing on the man himself. "The colour-blindness of the Muslim world's religious society and the colour-blindness of the ... Muslim world's human society: these ...

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... the black Muslims, who advocated racial separation. When Malcolm was released in 1952, he joined a Black Muslim temple in Detroit and became the most prominent spokesperson for the Nation of Islam by the early 1960's. It was then that he took the name of Malcolm X. Elijah Muhammad spoke ... that he could practice his own newfound philosophy. 8 Mr. El-Shabazz created his own organization called Muslim Mosque Inc., which was a group that was totally free of the old Nation of Islam's ideas. This group was trying to find black unity in America. Unlike before, Malik wanted whites to ... jo...

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... sent to prison 1949 - 1951 - Studies the Nation of Islam 1952 - Leaves prison, dedicates himself to Nation of Islam, changes name to Malcolm X Jan. 14, 1958 - Marries Betty X Dec. 4, 1963 - Suspended from the Nation of Islam March 1964 - Leaves Nation of Islam, starts the Muslim Mosque, Inc. Apr. 22, 1964 - Makes his Hajj ... had gotten out of prison, he had undergone a transformation from a drug-dealing thief to a religious priest for his newfound faith, the Nation of Islam. Malcolm had taken on in full Mr. Mohammed's racist teachings. It was through these teachings that Malcolm X develo...

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... further his education. It was during this time that his brother Reginald came to visit and told Malcolm about his recent conversion to the Muslim religion. Intrigued, Malcolm began to study the teachings of the Nation of Islam (NOI) leader Elijah Muhammad. By the time Malcolm was paroled he was a devoted follower of the NOI, changing his name to Malcolm X. He decided ... that Little was a slave name and denoted "X" to signify his lost tribal name. The NOI taught Muslim beliefs along with the idea that white society actively worked ... Unity Rally in Harlem. It was one of the nations la...

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... his actions for civil rights in his protestant Christianity, Malcolm X's life and message informed by two Islamic contexts, the Nation of Islam and Traditional Arab Islam. The Indian activist Vinoba Bhave was a disciple, friend, confident, and spiritual successor to Mahatma Gandhi. He and the group ... his life to Elijah Muhammad, a man who had saved his life-both literally and spiritually. (pp.122) After joining the Nation of Islam, his whole life was transformed. He stopped smoking, drinking, stealing and all other bad things he used to do. In his speeches, Malcolm ... 124) After a wh...

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... . "If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary." (Malcolm X). He was a Muslim minister who fought for the freedom and the rights of the blacks. The racial segregation in the US turned Malcolm from a criminal to a revolutionary leader. ... freedom, justice and equality by having their own state separated from white Americans inspired him. In prison he converted himself to the Nation of Islam. After hearing the teachings of Elijah Muhammad he changed his surname from Little to X. He considered Little as being his slave name and choose ... but the silence...

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... about the black Muslims, who advocated racial separation. When Malcolm was released in 1952, he joined a Black Muslim temple in Detroit and became the most prominent spokesperson for the Nation of Islam by the early 1960's. It was then that he took the name of Malcolm X. Ultimately he became a ... in society. ("Malcolm X" Encarta) Later in 1964, Malcolm X took off on a journey to Arabia to try to find the true religion of Islam. When returning home he began preaching about his newly formed philosophies. He created new ideas about race in America and about unity. His greatest change in ....

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... him to be sentenced to prison for ten years, in which he only served seven. While in prison, Malcolm became involved in The Nation of Islam, which was headed by Elijah Muhammad. Malcolm had written Elijah Muhammad a letter, and Mr. Muhammad had written back welcoming him into "the true knowledge." Elijah ... last name, because it was a "slave name", and he was now Minister Malcolm X. After the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Mr. Muhammad issued orders that no Muslim minister was to make a public comment on that event. Malcolm did make a comment to a reporter, which led whites to believ...

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... crowd shouted "FAKE!" It has never been proven that Liston actually threw the fight. Muhammad was baptized Catholic, but got very interested with The Nation of Islam. In the beginning of his career he had to hide his interests in "The Nation", because he felt that the public was not ready for his ... conversion. In an interview he was once asked if he was a Muslim, and he replied "I am not Muslim, but they are the cleanest people I have ever met." When Cassius Clay converted to Muslim he changed his name to Muhammad Alli. He became very close with Elijah Muhammad and Malcom X. ... Malco...

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... Olympics Cassius had started reading Muhammad Speaks, a magazine from Elijah Muhammad. Soon Cassius became a strong follower of Elijah. One day Malcolm X, a strong Muslim leader, visited Cassius at Fifth Street Gym. Cassius said he wanted to change his name to Muhammad Ali, which means "someone who is worthy of ... Some people, saw him as a role model, because of his devotion to his religion, Muslim. After becoming a Muslim, he changed his name. He was baptized a Catholic, but got very interested in The Nation of Islam. In the beginning he hide his interests in "The Nation," because he ...

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... he had gotten out of prison, he had undergone a transformation from a drug-dealing thief to a religious priest for his newfound faith, the Nation of Islam. Malcolm had taken on in full Mr. Mohammed's racist teachings. It was through these teachings that Malcolm X developed his radical views about race in America ... sort of society there. Sometime after Malcolm X had taken on his new religion, he began to question the validity of the Nation of Islam and some of its leaders. It was found out that Elijah Mohammed had been partaking in sexual misconduct and that he had several illegitimate ...

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... Malcolm X and became the Assistant Minister of the Nation of Islam's Detroit Temple. In 1963 the Nation of Islam orders Malcolm X to be silent concerning President Kennedy's assassination. This led him to start his own Organization, which was Muslim Mosque and also started the Organization of Afro-American Unity. ... Tensions between Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X grew because of his breakup with the Nation of Islam. Informants from the Nation of Islam stated Malcolm X had been marked for an assassination. ... buried at the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. The consequences of h...

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... , such as gambling, drug dealing burglary and hustling. Finally, he was sent to prison for 10 years because of his burglary. As a national minister and recruiter for NOI (Nation of Islam) in 1957 he demonstrated his talent as a public speaker. One key event that became a very important to his life was the movement that NOI newspaper that was filled with propaganda ... Malcolm X he can no longer speak in public or remain with NOI. Malcolm X dismissed himself from the NOI March 8th, 1964 and turned around to begin his own organization the Muslim Mosque, Inc. The second key event in Malcolm...

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... hundreds of thousands of members under Malcolm's leadership. The organization built 40 temples in the and bought 30 radio stations nationwide. The Nation of Islam recruited members from ghetto poor communities, people from the prisons, hustlers, drug dealers, pimps, prostitutes, and thieves. These people were believed to ... fundamental needs were "self-respect, social dignity, to understand their royal black history, and to worship and serve a black god." The Nation of Islam also believed women were a "lethal source of deception and seduction from within." The women had to wear a modes...

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... hundreds of thousands of members under Malcolm's leadership. The organization built 40 temples in the and bought 30 radio stations nationwide. The Nation of Islam recruited members from ghetto poor communities, people from the prisons, hustlers, drug dealers, pimps, prostitutes, and thieves. These people were believed to ... fundamental needs were "self-respect, social dignity, to understand their royal black history, and to worship and serve a black god." The Nation of Islam also believed women were a "lethal source of deception and seduction from within." The women had to wear a modes...

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... more of an equal rights or human rights activist. I believe that the most important point in Malcolm's life is when he converted to the religion of Islam while in prison. If this hadn't occurred he may have gotten out of prison and gone right back to his old ways, as so many criminals do ... for your human rights." He had many personal troubles also bothering him, such as when his younger brother Reginald was silenced and removed from the Muslim movement. Malcolm was so pressured by his social institution that he turned his back to his brother. He found out later that his mentor Muhammad...

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... of the U.S. government. However, there was no enough evidence. Malcolm X Malcolm X, militant black leader in the United States was introduced to the Black Muslims while serving a prison term and became a Muslim minister upon his release in 1952. He quickly became very prominent in the movement with a following perhaps equalling that of its leader, Elijah Muhammad. Malcolm X did not believe in the ... seen by many blacks as a fighter for their side, and made unsettling comments about his death immediatly following. Soon after this, his faith was betrayed by Muhammad and he became a Musli...

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