Ep. 73 - Islam in the United States (Fatimah Fanusie)
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In this episode Dr. Fatimah Fanusie shares her personal journey growing up in an African-American Muslim family and the history of African-American Islam. She discusses the origins of the Nation of Islam and its role in giving a new identity to African-Americans. The conversation also touches on the relationship between jazz musicians and Islam
Show notes:
The Black Muslims in America by C. Eric Lincoln
Soundtrack to a Movement: African American Islam, Jazz, and Black Internationalism by Richard Brent Turner
Islam in the African-American Experience by Richard Brent Turner
“Lost Ones” by Lauryn Hill
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