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"One of the outcomes of the immigration of the punjabis, or the South-Asian Muslims,... is the emergence of a new ethnic group in American history and that is the punjabi Mexicans... these are Mexicans of Pakistani or Indian descent." "You have names like Adamski, Barakovich, Islamovich, Malikski,... Sadafski- these are all Muslim names! So you have many Americans who have Muslim ancestors who they don't even know... their roots are lost. They melted into what I call the American ocean of names and faces." "Elijah Muhammad would dominate the Nation of Islam from the early 30's until his death in February of 1975. And, of course, out of that movement you have a number of personalities who would have influence in American society. The most famous ones are Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, and Louis Farrakhan. These are the most widely known to Americans who don't have any clue as to Islam but they hear these names in the American media." "If you read Dizzy Gilespi... his autobiography 'To Be or Not To Bop', he is saying that Islam attracted some of these African-American musicians... people like [John] Coltrain." |
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Sulayman
Nyang, a professor at Howard University and author of "Islam
in the United States of America", identifies in this talk
the periods in which Islam gradually came to the attention of
the American non-Muslim society. He does this by accounting for
the various waves of Muslims making their way to America and
the great impact they've had. These "waves", or stages
of the evolution, of the Muslim community in America which are
discussed are five: 1) the Pre-Columbus explorers and settlers
2) the emigration of slaves 3) immigration to "the new world"
4) converts and native-born Muslims 5) the institutionalization
of Islam in America. Recorded at the Dar al Islam Teachers' Institute
in New Mexico, this presentation provides a wealth of information
in the form of names, dates and events and proves to be an invaluable
resource for any "Islam In America" enthusiast. Other
topics discussed: states with the largest Muslim population,
the perception of Muslims as terrorists, and how Farrakhan views
sunni Muslims. (Duration: 1 hour, 34 min) Sulayman Nyang is a
professor of African Studies and 
co-director
of Muslims in the American Public Square, a research project
funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. He has served on the boards
of the African Studies Association, the American Council for
the Study of Islamic Societies and the Association of Muslim
Social Scientists.