Islam's rising lure Religion's discipline appeals to many African-Americans

The Boston Globe | October 20, 1996| | Copyright

From the moment he walked into the mosque on a dreary side street in Dorchester, Dawud Naadir knew he had found his spiritual niche.

It was a significant and welcome change, Naadir says, from the Baptist church he had known as a child. "There was no preacher yelling, no one jumping around shouting, `Amen,' " he said. "Just someone preaching the wisdom of Allah in a straightforward and clear manner. It was more serious."

Rahim Ali said he was stunned when he stepped inside a mosque in Washington and saw rows of black men standing shoulder to shoulder, praying. "There were brothers on both sides ...

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