Word: muslim
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Zainab Khan '96, a Muslim from Pakistan, said she was horrified and angry that a massacre could occur in a mosque during prayer, especially during Ramadan, the Muslim holy month...
...Jewish, Muslim, Israeli and Palestinian students alike said the tragedy was a terrible example of one man's actions possibly jeopardizing the future of peace between two peoples. Some students said they were pessimistic about the peace in Israel after the incident...
...Chicago a security firm allied with the Nation of Islam already patrols three state-funded housing projects, and has been hired by the Chicago Housing Authority for eight high-rises at Rockwell Gardens. Says Chicago Housing Authority chairman Vincent Lane: "I've seen what black Muslims have done with hardened criminals -- they go into the penal system and work with these young men, so when they come out they are no longer on drugs and respect their women and neighbors." In New York City tenants association president Janet Cole proposed having Nation of Islam members provide security...
...entirely give up entertaining when he joined the Nation of Islam. During his early years, he wrote and recorded A White Man's Heaven Is a Black Man's Hell, a favorite black Muslim anthem. And he still plays the violin between 1 and 3 o'clock most mornings. At his 60th birthday concert in Chicago last May, soon to be available on videotape, he played Mendelssohn...
Despite its name, the Nation of Islam has never been accepted as valid by the major branches of the religion, in part because it granted its leader the status of prophet. Says Mustafa Malik, director of research of the American Muslim Council: "To be a Muslim, you have to believe that there is only one God and Muhammad is his last Prophet. The Nation of Islam people believe that Elijah Muhammad is the last Prophet. There is nothing in common except that we call ourselves Muslims and they call themselves Muslims." The Nation of Islam is not alone. Several...