Tariq Nelson

Anyone who has visited the Muslim world, particularly the Arab world knows that an important question is “What is your origin?”
Many Arabs when asked this question, can then rattle off like 17 generations of fathers. African Americans do not have this luxury, but new DNA testing advancements can give some idea at least where you they from.
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Some American Muslim Associations have taken on a new initiative to lobby the government to allow more immigration from Muslim lands and stop harassment of Muslims when traveling. 
Any of us should be for stopping the needless harassment of traveling Muslims, but is it in America’s best interests, American Muslims’ best interests or in the best [...]

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I found an article written last winter by Martin Walker on France’s Black Muslim population in the aftermath of the riots that could give us a terrifying peek into the future of African American Muslims in this country, if steps are not taken to change things now. And certainly Allah knows best. 
Here are some excerpts:
One of [...]

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Masha Allah, this brother has an excellent program for Muslim children that is designed to prepare them to compete at a high level in the world. May Allah reward him. This is exactly what our children need
 http://www.andalusonline.org/

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The divorce rate in Muslim countries, though some say is slowly rising, is still very low. Especially when compared to the West. We hear this quoted all the time.Yet, I would say that if one were to do research on the divorce rate of Black American Muslims (converts), then one would likely find that the [...]

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A friend of mine sent me an older article that appeared in the USA Today discussing the spending habits of African Americans during hard times. This article struck me because of the fact that many African Americans bring many of these ills into Islam.  It also made me think about the fact that while in America (nationally) [...]

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