[Lion Den Dan]

Perhhaps these tribes will eliminate each other.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

American Muslims have been striving to present a positive image of their religion...

By rationalizing terrorism, quoting the Arab media's outrageous stories that Sept. 11th was some sort of Zionist plot to justify attacking Muslim countries, and constantly whining because mainstream America isn't kissing up to them?

And they wonder why they have an image problem.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Many immigrants arrived in the United States with a warped view of blacks as unsophisticated and even dangerous...

Where would they get ideas like that? Rap "music"?

It wouldn't have anything to do with over 70% of them being somewhere in the criminal justice system (with pending criminal cases, in jail, on probation, or parole), would it?

[Imal]

Time for Mr. Farrakhan to make his play, it seems.

[Imal]

For an interesting backgrounder on Louis Haleem Abdul Farrakhan, formerly known as Louis Eugene Walcott, check out this biography and tribute page by K-12 student Sean D.

[tkathy]

Rivals in enabling and victimhood.

[Salman]

Apparently, Farrakhanism isn't Islam.

Sample:
More deserving to be called the Nation of Kufr, this cult has used black nationalism as its momentum in finding recruits. with elements of Muslim and Christian beliefs

[The Duke]

Oh, great - fruits AND nuts!

[dagnabbit]

And we keep immigrating more of this dangerous crap.

[Tunehead54]

Least these groups had the decency not to schedule their pow wows on September 11th.

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[happygrl]

Leaders from both communities emphasized that Muslims are still establishing themselves in the United States and they predict the American-born children of immigrants and the children of black Muslims will more easily mingle.

I predict otherwise.

They live in two different worlds, which rarely intersect.

Mr. Mohammed, the imam, said his organization remains interested in pursuing a joint convention now with the Islamic Society. But he concedes that the rank-and-file members of both organizations may need to wait.

"Most of them, the leadership of the immigrant community, they want to see that happen, but I don't think they feel their people are ready for that," Mr. Mohammed said. "Most of our people aren't ready for that either. Our people are still remembering and feeling the pain of social disrespect, and they have experienced that with immigrant Muslims."

Any questions ?

[latrans]

"Islam teaches unity among all believers".........
You Bet!

[FITZ]

American blacks and immigrant Muslims are holding separate conventions just three miles apart

Not surprising because Arabs are actually very racist. It's funny how the Arabs will claim Islam in America is growing because then they count Black Muslims in with Islam but then they turn around later and say the Nation of Islam isn't real Islam.

[FITZ]

Leaders from both communities emphasized that Muslims are still establishing themselves in the United States and they predict the American-born children of immigrants and the children of black Muslims will more easily mingle.

It wouldn't be too bad if the Arabs start inter-marrying with the Blacks because that's the only way they're going to assimilate even a little into American society.

[varon]

"We're different culturally and we're different ethnically, and that creates some difficulties in terms of communication and understanding,"

Any chance of a 50,000 free-for-all on the streets of Chicago???

[swarthyguy]

A lot of recently converted Black Muslims like to hit on chicks from other countries, often to the costernation of the immigrant parents.

[Hank Rearden]

Like that old breath-mint jingle goes:

"It's two . . . . . two . . . . . two dumbass cults in one!"

[Rummyfan]

Fifty thousand Muslims in Chicago? Is it possible for so many Muslims to gather in one place without bombs going off? Is there some obscure Muslim Holy Site in Chicago? Seems like throughout the Middle East every ancient mud hut is some Musl;im shrine or other. As for that meeting in London on the 11th - it should be fire bombed.

[mtbopfuyn]

Question - Could someone explain what it is about Islam that is bringing in so many Blacks. I thought they were into Mother Africa (not that 99.9% have even been there and those few who have thank their lucky stars to be Americans). Why not emulate old African tribal religions? Yes, I understand that the tribal religions are being replaced in recent years by Muslim and Chritianity. But see, there's that pull of Muslim all over the world - why? Also, why are Blacks changing their names to something one might find in a spilt bowl of alphabet soup?