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is the leader of the [[Nation of Islam]]. | is the leader of the [[Nation of Islam]]. | ||
He has attracted a lot of attention for his outspoken [[black nationalism]], his negative remarks about Caucasians, and his [[anti-Semitic]] remarks. | He has attracted a lot of attention for his outspoken [[black nationalism]], his negative remarks about Caucasians, and his [[anti-Semitic]] remarks. | ||
| − | He organized the [[Million Man March]] in 1995. Obama is mentioned as helping to organize the 1995 million man march led by Louis Farrakhan. <ref>[http://www.biography.com/articles/Louis-Farrakhan-9291850 Bio] biography.com</ref> | + | He organized the [[Million Man March]] in 1995. [[Barack Obama]] is mentioned as helping to organize the 1995 million man march led by Louis Farrakhan. <ref>[http://www.biography.com/articles/Louis-Farrakhan-9291850 Bio] biography.com</ref> |
In 1996, speaking at the Nation of Islam's Saviour's Day gathering in Chicago, <ref>[http://www.aim.org/wls/author/louis-farrakhan/ Louis Farrakhan] Accuracy In Media</ref> | In 1996, speaking at the Nation of Islam's Saviour's Day gathering in Chicago, <ref>[http://www.aim.org/wls/author/louis-farrakhan/ Louis Farrakhan] Accuracy In Media</ref> | ||
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Seven months before the U.S. liberated Iraq, Farrakhan talks with the Islamic Affairs Minister Abdul Munem Saleh from the Iraq News Agency. “The Muslim American people are praying to the almighty God to grant victory to Iraq [over U.S. forces].” | Seven months before the U.S. liberated Iraq, Farrakhan talks with the Islamic Affairs Minister Abdul Munem Saleh from the Iraq News Agency. “The Muslim American people are praying to the almighty God to grant victory to Iraq [over U.S. forces].” | ||
| − | His support of | + | His support of Barack Obama for president was rejected by Obama only after being directly confronted by [[Hillary Clinton]] in a debate. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 14:59, October 2, 2009
Louis Abdul Farrakhan (born Louis Eugene Walcott in Massachusetts, 1933) is the leader of the Nation of Islam. He has attracted a lot of attention for his outspoken black nationalism, his negative remarks about Caucasians, and his anti-Semitic remarks. He organized the Million Man March in 1995. Barack Obama is mentioned as helping to organize the 1995 million man march led by Louis Farrakhan. [1]
In 1996, speaking at the Nation of Islam's Saviour's Day gathering in Chicago, [2]
| “ | “God will destroy America by the hands of the Muslims. . . . God will not give Japan or Europe the honor of bringing down the United States; this is an honor God will bestow upon Muslims.” | ” |
Seven months before the U.S. liberated Iraq, Farrakhan talks with the Islamic Affairs Minister Abdul Munem Saleh from the Iraq News Agency. “The Muslim American people are praying to the almighty God to grant victory to Iraq [over U.S. forces].”
His support of Barack Obama for president was rejected by Obama only after being directly confronted by Hillary Clinton in a debate.
See also
References
- ↑ Bio biography.com
- ↑ Louis Farrakhan Accuracy In Media
