What Would Malcolm Say?- Zaid Shakir

-notes by Sr.Affifa

Malcolm spoke the truth
He advocated for self-defence

The first generation of Europeans did not even master the English language, but they are considered better than the Africans whose ancestors are Muslims?

Malcolm lived the chastity and the truth.
For 12 years he never touched a woman.

He lived exactly as he talked ie. He had very good family values and he talked about it as well.

Nation of Islam was built by Malcolm X, yes it was founded by Elijah Mohammad etc. but he built it. In the beginning there were only like 400 people part of the Nation of Islam, that though they were scattered everywhere. By the time Malcolm X left, the Nation of Islam became internationally recognized and very popular across the United States of America.

This was the effort of ONE sincere man. He started an African newspaper that has now become widely read and there are several intellectuals who write for the paper.

When Malcolm X left the Nation of Islam, he had built institutions and teachers for the people to learn. Advice from Zaid Shakir: “BUILD your own media”, this was exactly what Malcolm X did, when the mainstream media was hostile against them.

Don’t let circumstances define you. Malcolm X had gotten into thuggery because he was living in foster care and his parents had died, etc. Malcolm X did not allow his situation to define him, he defined himself.

Tap into your potential. The post 9/11 world was man-made! Malcolm forced America to come into grips. He put the MIRROR in front of America. The United States are pointing at real and imagined terrorists; let us put the mirror in front of them!