Nation Of Islam Seeks Big Push In N.Y. Area

From: The New York Jewish Week | Date: December 5, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Nation of Islam Seeks Big Push In N.Y. Area

Minister Louis Farrakhan's new point man in New York is calling for improved ties with the Jewish community as he works to strengthen the Nation of Islam's base in the area.

But Minister Benjamin Chavis Muhammad, like Farrakhan, refuses to repudiate - or even acknowledge - the black Muslim movement's links to anti-Semitism, a task Jewish leaders say is a necessary first step to opening dialogue.

Muhammad, formerly known as the Rev. Benjamin Chavis Jr., who resigned last year amid controversy as director of the NAACP, comes to New York with a full ...

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