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The ‘Palace of the People’ restored

Salaam Restaurant hosts Believers for Saviours’ Day 2023 CHICAGO—The Salaam Restaurant returned to its glory as the crowning jewel of the Southside just in time for The Nation of Islam’s 2023 Saviours’ Day convention, which took place Feb. 24-26. Saviours’ Day is an annual event held to honor the birth anniversary of our Saviour, Master Fard Muhammad, Who was born on February...

Believers tour Sajdah House during Saviours’ Day weekend

CHICAGO—When Urban Historic Preservationist Sister Sajdah Wendy Muhammad opened the doors to the Honorable Elijah Muhammad’s former house at 4847 South Woodlawn Avenue in Chicago for mini-tours during the Nation of Islam’s Saviours’ Day weekend, she also kicked off its 2023 Historical Exhibit. According to Sis. Sajdah, her goal going into the tour was to fortify the Believer and to...

The secret to getting ahead is getting started.

Obesity Care Week 2023 (OCW) kicked off on Feb. 27, with a focus on the disproportionate impact of obesity on communities of color. Health officials responsible for OCW said racial and ethnic minorities have a higher rate of chronic diseases. Black Americans have the highest rate of chronic diseases. According to recent data, almost 50 percent of Blacks have obesity, and...

Chicago mayoral race down to two candidates

CHICAGO—After an at times contentious battle, two candidates emerged who will face-off in the Chicago mayor’s race. The top two candidates out of nine vying for the position are Brandon Johnson, a Cook County Board Commissioner, and Paul Vallas, a former Chicago Public Schools executive. The election will be held April 4 after current Mayor Lori Lightfoot failed to garner...

The Christ, The Messiah and The Wheel: Saviours’ Day addresses the irrefutable ‘Two Articles of Faith’

CHICAGO—Billed as possibly the most important plenary of the entire weekend observance of the birth anniversary of Master Fard Muhammad,  “The Christ, The Messiah and The Wheel”   did not disappoint. The discussion was led by Student Minister Ishmael Muhammad, National Assistant to the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and a son of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad. Joining Student Min. Ishmael...

Rebranding Jim Crow in the New South?

In the name of combating crime in Mississippi’s state capital, the recent passage of an amended House Bill 1020, to create a separate and unelected court system within the city, recently passed a Senate committee, after removing language that the state would appoint non-elected judges there while adding a provision to expand the jurisdiction of Capitol Police to the...

World events bear witness to God’s Divinely Guided Servant

“Why must there be a War of Armageddon?  Because evil is spreading far and wide. The God of Righteousness is upset! He is tired of the wickedness, the iniquity of the people, and He is tired of the wickedness of Satan.” —The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan Exposing the Synagogue of Satan, and a call to truth, freedom, universal change, and...

The Nation of Islam Research Group Interviews Dr. Syed Haider, Part II

Dr. Syed Haider is board certified in Internal Medicine with additional training in Functional Medicine. He has extensive experience working in hospitals, clinics, communities, and online. He has helped over 25,000 patients and has provided treatments for COVID-19, including Ivermectin—a highly effective drug the government has attempted to suppress. Dr. Haider provides professional physician services online. See Part I...

Transforming lives in the classroom of God

CHICAGO—Several thousand enthusiastic men met in the Grand Ballroom of the McCormick Place Convention Center Feb. 26 for the Nation of Islam’s annual F.O.I. (Fruit of Islam, the men of the Nation of Islam) class to honor the best example of an F.O.I. The men were dressed in their brown uniforms trimmed in gold, with spit-shined shoes, brown bow...

Muslim women trailblazers are honored during M.G.T. Class

CHICAGO—There are M.G.T. and G.C.C. (Muslim Girls Training and General Civilization Class) meetings in cities around the country every Saturday morning for Muslim women. And then, there is Saturday morning M.G.T. Class at Saviours’ Day, where the largest gathering of countless women and girls dressed in brown uniforms occurs. This was the first time that the group met since...