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04 March 2013 By
El-Hajj Mauri' Saalakhan
Assalaamu Alaikum
(Greetings of Peace):
The information reported
by Press TV and
other sources regarding
the alleged FBI detention of the grandson of El-Hajj
Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) appears to be untrue. I
personally made an attempt to speak with a couple of
trustworthy Muslims in New York who are mutual friends
of the Shabazz family and this writer. (I just got off
the phone with Imam
Talib Abdur-Rashid, of MIB and the Majlis
Ashura of New York, and he provided me with much
needed clarity on the situation.)
It appears that young
Malcolm Shabazz has indeed been arrested, and that he
is in New York, but
he is NOT in federal custody! It also appears
(at least on the surface) that his arrest has nothing
to do with Iran.
According to Imam Talib, Malcolm
has been in contact with his family. The
request to the community is to make du'a for him (and
his family); and as soon as we have more details that
we can share with the community on the circumstance
surrounding this latest challenge, we will let you
know.
On a final note, I've
requested of Imam Talib - and I request this of anyone
else who may have contact with this young brother -
let him know his brother Saalakhan would like to sit
with him. Given his name and relationship to one of
the most important figures in American history (and
a true revolutionary), this young brother needs
to be fully aware of the opportunities and
the TRAPS
that lay in his path; and he needs to
be schooled by people who are sincerely concerned
about him, his family, and the rich legacy of the man
who's name he bears.
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Posted: Feb 6, 2013 by kimosorio1
he family of Malcolm
X is
clearing up a false story that broke yesterday about
the arrest of Malcolm
Lateef Shabazz, the grandson of the late
human rights leader. According to Malaak
Shabazz, the daughter of Malcolm X, Iran's Press
TV incorrectly
reported that Malcolm Shabazz was arrested by FBI
agents on his way to that country.
According to the false
reports, which were also carried and repeated by other
news sources, Shabazz was on his way to Tehran to
attend the 3rd annual Hollywoodism International
Conference, where members of the film industry,
activists and scholars gather in the Iranian capital
to address issues with Hollywood being used to push
forward propaganda. That information is false. Though
there has been no other information about his arrest,
the family is disturbed about the inaccurate news.
TheSource.Com has learned
that although he was arrested, Shabazz was not
arrested by "FBI agents," and his issues were
unrelated to a federal case, and having nothing to do
with Iran. "It is disturbing that false reporting
continues to be made, distributed, and re-published
about members of our family. My sisters and I are
disturbed over the non-stop false reports and
portrayals of our family," Malaak Shabazz told
TheSource.com.
Check back with
thesource.com for more details on this story as it
unfolds. |
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