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Politics : The Truth About Islam -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: FJB who wrote (5162)	2/25/2007 7:11:15 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

You nailed it.

To: FJB who wrote (5162)	2/25/2007 7:17:47 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Post 9/11, Islam flourishes among blacks in America [ 26 Feb, 2007 0033hrs ISTREUTERS ] RSS Feeds\| SMS NEWS to 8888 for latest updates ATLANTA: Islam is growing fast among African Americans, who are undeterred by increased scrutiny of Muslims in the United States since the September 11 attacks, according to imams and experts. Converts within the black community say they are attracted to the disciplines of prayer, the emphasis within Islam on submission to God and the religion's affinity with people who are oppressed. Some blacks are also suspicious of US government warnings about the emergence of new enemies since the 2001 attacks because of memories of how the establishment demonized civil rights leaders Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. As a result, they are willing to view Islam as a legitimate alternative to Christianity, the majority religion among US blacks. "It is one of the fastest-growing religions in America," said Lawrence Mamiya, professor of religion at Vassar College, speaking of Islam among black Americans. Black Americans typically attend mosques separate from Muslims from immigrant backgrounds despite sharing common beliefs, according to Aminah McCloud, religious studies professor at DePaul University in Chicago. But imams in Atlanta, a US centre for black Muslims, said they were subjected to less scrutiny than Muslims from the Middle East and Indian sub-continent. Many blacks converted during the civil rights era, when Malcolm X helped popularise the Nation of Islam, attracting Muhammad Ali among others. At a street-corner mosque in one of Atlanta's oldest and poorest neighbourhoods, a recent sermon illustrated the power of the history of Islam in the US for blacks. Mark King, a new convert, and hundreds of others at the mosque listened to a preacher urge Muslims to seek God through the Koran. Followers of other faiths should seek God through their own holy books, the preacher said. King, who wears his hair in dreadlocks, converted after visiting Africa for the first time and in Gambia read the Koran and realised its teaching chimed with his own beliefs, not least in fighting injustice. "For young African Americans, there is some attraction to learning about traditions that have been associated with resistance to European imperialism," said King, who has adopted the name Bilal Mansa since his conversion. timesofindia.indiatimes.com