Nation time, family time
Mosque Maryam Believers, friends, relatives enjoy special fun day CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - On a beautiful summer afternoon filled with sunshine and warm weather, Believers from Mosque Maryam, headquarters of the Nation of Islam along with their friends and family from Chicago and the surrounding areas, converged on Jackson Park on the city's South Side for an afternoon of fun, food...
ACLU claims police, government inaction regarding racial disparity in traffic stops
CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - In 2004 in an effort to study and identify alleged patterns of racial profiling and bias during police traffic stops, the State of Illinois began requiring every law enforcement agency provide data on traffic stops. The results then showed Blacks and Latinos were more likely to be pulled over than Whites for a traffic stop and...
The worst is yet to come as punishing weather continues to strike U.S.
CHARLENEM “So each one We punished for his sin. Of them was he on whom We sent a violent storm, and of them was he whom the rumbling overtook, and of them was he whom We caused the earth to swallow, and of them was he whom We drowned. And it was not Allah, Who wronged them, but they wronged...
Anger erupts over fatal shooting of youth by SF police
CHARLENEM (FinalCall.com) - A coalition of San Francisco activists, youth and religious leaders held a “No More Stolen Lives” press conference at the intersection of Third Street and Oakdale Avenue in the Bay View Hunters Point neighborhood to demand an independent, federal investigation into the fatal shooting of a young Black transit rider by city police officers. According to reports, when two officers stopped...
Will U.S. default on debt; does recession loom?
- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - As the countdown until the United States of America defaults, for the first time in its history on its debts goes from days to hours, Republican leaders in Congress–which must agree to an increase in the national debt above its current $14.3 trillion level–engaged in a series of mostly symbolic votes which Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi...
Inmates on hunger strike say they would rather die than suffer inhumane treatment
CHARLENEM and Jamo Muhammad (FinalCall.com) - National and international support for California inmates who initiated a hunger strike to protest inhumane treatment has increased with urgency following reports of deteriorating health conditions. Inmates housed in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) at the super maximum Pelican Bay Prison have refused food for 19 days thus far, declaring that they were prepared to...
Anti-war activists protest FBI repression at arraignment
CHARLENEM and Anissa Muhammad LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - Demonstrators protested July 6 in front of an Alhambra courthouse where immigrant rights and anti-war activist Carlos Montes pleaded not guilty to charges to a firearm code violation. They demanded that all charges stemming from a federal grand jury subpoena targeting more than a dozen activists across the U.S. be dropped, including charges against...
Prominent Egyptian Sheikh visits Nation of Islam headquarters
“O you who believe, when the call is sounded for prayer on Friday, hasten to the remembrance of Allah and leave off traffic. That is better for you, if you know. But when the prayer is ended, disperse abroad in the land and seek of Allah's grace, and remember Allah much, that you may be successful.” –Holy Qur'an...
Mandatory drug testing for the poor
-Staff Writer- (FinalCall.com) - Republican Florida Governor Rick Scott recently signed into law a bill requiring adults applying for temporary cash assistance to undergo drug screening. His rationale is to increase personal accountability and prevent Florida's tax dollars from subsidizing drug addiction, while still providing for needy children. Parents failing the required drug test may designate another individual...
Is religious freedom really free in America?
-Staff Writer- (FinalCall.com) - America may profess religious freedom but if you are Muslim, it's getting harder and harder to bear witness. Hani Khan was fired from her job at Hollister and Co. a store in the San Francisco area owned by Abercrombie and Fitch, because she would not remove her hijab (hair covering). She filed a lawsuit last...