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Islam, Malcolm X and the right to self-determination
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| Lordpatch User Info... |  By Larry Hales Published Aug 10, 2006 2:42 AM Hezbollah and Hamas, both Islamic organizations, play leading roles in the Lebanese and Palestinian resistance movements, respectively. The Israeli settler government has tried to break both organizations, as they have increasingly taken up the mantle of the resistance to U.S. imperialism. In the face of mounting aggression to attempt to stamp out the will and determination of the Lebanese and Palestinian peoples, Hezbollah and Hamas have increasingly come under fire, including being labeled as “terrorists.” Unfortunately, the role of Islam in the struggle against imperialism confuses some in the progressive movement, but it shouldn’t. The struggle of oppressed peoples for self-determination can and has emerged in different forms, including religious ones, and is best judged by the oppressed, not by ideologues from the oppressor nation. If one would take, for example, the contributions of Malcolm X to the struggle of Black people in the U.S. for sovereignty and dignity, it would be difficult, perhaps contemptible and disingenuous, to leave out the fact that he was a Muslim and emerged from an Islamic movement. Malcolm X did split from the Nation of Islam after being silenced by Elijah Muhammad. His main reason for leaving the NOI was because he was moving in another political direction. Malcolm began to develop a broader, internationalist view of seeing the worldwide struggle as one involving the oppressor against the oppressed. This development does not negate the fact that he first became politicized through the Nation of Islam, which helped him and many others turn their lives around. The existence of the NOI cannot be divorced historically from the overall Black freedom struggle. full article: http://www.workers.org/2006/us/malcolm-x-0817/ Voices of Resistance to U.S./Israeli War in Palestine, Lebanon & Iraq Understanding what is at stake http://www.workersdaily.org/podcast/audio/shalaby_072806.m3u Samia Halaby Defend Palestine, NY, and Al Jisser Group. Running time is 18:050. http://www.workersdaily.org/podcast/audio/shalaby_072806.m3u http://www.workersdaily.org/podcast/audio/shalaby_072806.mp3 - Thu, 10 Aug 2006 7:24am Edited: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 9:39am | ||
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