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Blacks who turn to the Arab religion are just being foolish, they are being used.

(Some details in the following post are mentioned ONLY to give proper context...not for a "race card".)

Maybe 20 years ago, my well-meaning mother asked me "Why are so many African-Americans
turning to Islam and becoming 'Black Muslims'?"

Seeing how my parents had sacrificed a lot to let me obtain a (science) degree from
a Christian university, I tried to give her what I thought was a decent answer.
"Mom, if your great-grandparents and preceding generations had been treated
in a shabby way by white 'Christians' for hundreds of years...I might even consider
a belief system that's very different from Christianity."

Too bad this was long before 9-11. Since then I've gotten an education on
"The Religion of Peace".
And now I think that turning to Islam is the same as "the last refuge...".

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I can see in a way turning to other religions for that reason --- but not Islam. It was Arabs who were dealing in slavery many generations ago, Islam would never be a natural religion for blacks except those who are really fooled. Arabs use Islam to conquer people.