Word: islam
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...broader opportunities to redeem himself, however, on Arsenio Hall's syndicated TV talk show Friday and in his annual Savior's Day speech in Chicago on Feb. 27. Many moderate black leaders hope, like Chavis, that Farrakhan will edge toward them, partly because of the good the Nation of Islam does and partly because no one but Farrakhan so effectively addresses the anger of young black...
...pivotal question is whether the appeal of the Nation of Islam -- and of Farrakhan -- is separable from his invective of hate. Leaders throughout history have found it is often easier to succumb to demagoguery, to define a single scapegoat and offer a single solution to life's ills, especially when proposing self-restraint and sacrifice. Would young people choose the hard way of Islam without the zealotry of separatism and resentment? Could Farrakhan fill the seats of big-city convention centers if he stopped offering the allure of the outrageous, the unpredictable, the unspeakable spoken out loud? Perhaps the answer...
Considerable good is likely to flow from the outpouring of attention on the Nation of Islam and its relationship to the black political establishment. First, Khallid Abdul Muhammad's notorious, hateful speech at Kean College and Louis Farrakhan's affirmation of its substance (though not its style) demonstrated anew that racism resides at the core of the Nation of Islam. Bigotry is not one of its peripheral features but is instead a central element of its identity and appeal. Second, an issue of fundamental importance has been raised: Should racism expressed by African Americans be openly repudiated by other African...
...this occasion and others like it, we have revived a section of TIME called Forum, in which we present a range of informed and eloquent opinions on pressing issues of the moment. This TIME Forum, which begins on page 28, concerns our cover subject this week -- the Nation of Islam and its leader, Louis Farrakhan...
...anti-Semitic and otherwise racist speech that Farrakhan's aide, Khallid Muhammad, gave at Kean College in New Jersey. The story was newsworthy in large part because it came just as some mainstream black groups were attempting to form a constructive alliance with Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam. News of the speech loosed a flash flood of reportage and commentary on the subject, and at that time we began the kind of weeks-long investigation a cover story like this one requires. At the same time, we published an article on one telling aspect of the larger story...