The religious leader, who claimed to be the prophet Muhammad reincarnated, described all people of colour as Asiatics, and to African Americans specifically as Moorish Americans, descendants of the Moors of North Africa. The Moorish Science Temple of America was founded almost a century ago around principles of love, truth, peace, freedom and justice. Pic credit: muslimvoicesphiladelphia.orgFollowing his death, the internal strife continued, and the Moorish Science Temple of America split into several factions. The Moorish Science Temple of America was founded around principles of love, truth, peace, freedom and justice. Pic credit: mappingthespirit.comSome of the Temple leaders operate in jails while in the early 21st century the Moorish Science Temple of America, Inc., operated a prison ministry and a theological seminary, the University of the Moorish Science Temple of America.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 30, 2019 20:03 UTC