A Sneak Preview? France’s Black Muslim population
Posted on March 24th, 2006 by Tariq Nelson
I found an article written last winter by Martin Walker on France
Filed under: Black American Muslims, Race
I found an article written last winter by Martin Walker on France
Filed under: Black American Muslims, Race
This is funny because the media reported that this was an almost exclusive Arab thing and made no mentioned of blacks. I guess at this stage of the game the Muslim threat is sexier in the Western media.
Priase be to Allah and may His Peace be upon His Messenger.
Excellent points sited in the article; as well as in the Muslim Link. I personally think that this was a good time to talk about this issue. And look forward to more information about this subject. The issue of legalizing the immigrants that are currently here, is a topic that I hope to see explored next. It is important that the Muslim communities form a unified view in issues such as this one.
[...] On another note, I was blown away by many of the similarities between West Africans Muslims living in France and many Black American Converts on the East Coast. The differences in life expectancy across that spectrum are as wide as the difference between Iceland and Uzbekistan. The study, based on 2001 data, reveals a United States that is pocked by places where millions of adults face a risk of premature death like that in Angola, Mexico, Nigeria and other parts of the developing world. Furthermore, those differences — the most obvious sign of the health disparities that have captured the attention of policymakers — have not changed in two decades [...]
Amazing how many similarities you can see if you pay attention