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Fewer Than 1 in 5 Express Favorable View Of The Religion

A poll that was taken a little less than two years ago shows that 45% of Americans are unfavorable of the religion of Islam, and Muslim people in generally. This number jumped from 33% in 2002, generally due to terrorist acts being blamed on the religion as a whole. Malcolm X was one of the first outspoken supporters of the religion in America, one in which many Americans generally do not have much knowledge about. He spoke about Islam and its role in America in a time when people disliked it because it seemed strange. Today, Americans are more knowledgeable about the religion, but obviously still highly ignorant and deluded into thinking that it is the cause of actions performed by terrorists.

"El-Hajj Malik is a source of pride for African-Americans, Muslims, and Americans in general. His message is simple and clear: I am not a racist in any form whatever. I don't believe in any form of racism. I don't believe in any form of discrimination or segregation. I believe in Islam. "

This article is a biography of Malcolm X written from an Islamic perspective. This article discussed the legacy of Malcolm X in terms of his contributions to the Islamic faith in America. Malcolm X's perception changes when he witnesses the orthodox Muslim pilgrimage where everyone was free from discrimination. Malcolm X comes to the realization that he is wrong to decree all whites evil and that there are decent white people along with the bad just like any other race.

The narrator, in Invisible Man demonstrates total naivety towards the beginning of the novel. He does not realize the harm that is being done to him by white people and even by his fellow black people. The theme of communism is present within the narrator's work with the Brotherhood.

Malcolm's supposedly stated that white people did not approve of the religion of Islam because it reminded them of the injustices that they served to the African Americans. This shows the bitterness that Malcolm eventually gained towards white people. The irony of the matter is that Islam originally preached forgiveness as a high value. He using religion as a crutch for bigotry.

"All human beings are under the same obligation to obey the divine law ("Noblest among you is the most righteous" Qurʾan 49:13), and this equality is further expressed in the universality of the messages that God sends to His creatures throughout time and place, starting with Adam and concluding with Muhammad"

"The Qurʾan exhibits a firmly actionalist system of ethics based on individual responsibility in the realization of the optimal social, economic, and political structure of the umma, the universal community of believers."

This article provides information on the Islamic religion. In Malcolm X, the Islamic religion is vital to Malcolm X's journey and ultimate realization. After Malcolm X participates in his pilgrimage, he realizes that he demonizes the white people throughout his life, although there are decent white people among the demons just like any group of individuals. This realizes causes Malcolm X to change his approach to the whole racial problem in America and open him to working with the whites. This article is beneficial to an essay discussing Malcolm X's journey.

This again shows the deception which changes Malcolm X's life forever. He understands that the Nation of Islam is not for him just as IM learns the Brotherhood is not for him. This leads to both of their discoveries about themselves.

Although this is a kind of ghetto site, it hit hard because it was a lot like Malcolm himself. In a protest to the blacks joining the Occupy Wall Street Movement, the author comments that he has been denied countless jobs, only because he is black. Despite having better credentials than many of his white friends, once employers discover his color, it's all over. Also, like the Nation of Islam and the Bro Hood, this guy talks about how the poor whites in the Occupy movements are only in it for themselves, and once they get what they want, they'll just forget about the black members. Unfortunately, this is modern, contemporary stuff that is going on now.

This article describes the rise of the Nation of Islam in America and Malcolm's role in it. The organization that Malcolm worked so hard to build up eventually struck him down.

Talks about the psychology behind cults, which can be useful information with regard to the Brotherhood in Invisible Man and the National of Islam.

On one hand, it was good that Malcolm was so active in recruiting members to the Nation of Islam. However, the quickly growing movement scared white people. Although fear may help in gaining rights for African Americans, it will also spur additional mutual hatred, not what American needs to be successful.

This passage dictates that Malcolm was drawn to the religion of Islam because it focused on the rehabilitation of black men and the devilish tendencies of white people. Malcolm was prone to hate white people after being put into situations that led him to his drug and cigarette addiction.

This quote shows the betrayal of Elijah Muhamma and the theme of appearance vs. reality. This moment is the second rebirth just as IM has to rebirths. Here he sees that the Nation does not stand for the right beliefs and knows he has to move on

This shows that Malcolm X grows from his early ignorance to control his own destiny. His maturity is finally acheived as he grows to make his own decisions. X never looks back from this point on.