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Shahan Mufti
2022-12-18T19:59:59-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvY2UwXC8wMDFcLzE2NzE0MTE3MDdfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19University of Richmond journalism Professor Shahan Mufti talked about his book, American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC. Members of the Hanafi Movement, a Black Muslim group based in Washington, took hostages at each of the three locations: the B’nai B’rith headquarters, the Islamic Center, and the District Building. The demands of the the group’s leader, Hamaas Khaalis, included stopping the release of a movie about the Prophet Muhammad and the handing over of Nation of Islam members who Khaalis claimed were involved in the 1973 killing of his family and the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X.
University of Richmond journalism Professor Shahan Mufti talked about his book, American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the…
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University of Richmond journalism Professor Shahan Mufti talked about his book, American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC. Members of the Hanafi Movement, a Black Muslim group based in Washington, took hostages at each of the three locations: the B’nai B’rith headquarters, the Islamic Center, and the District Building. The demands of the the group’s leader, Hamaas Khaalis, included stopping the release of a movie about the Prophet Muhammad and the handing over of Nation of Islam members who Khaalis claimed were involved in the 1973 killing of his family and the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X. close
University of Richmond journalism Professor Shahan Mufti talked about his book, American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the… read more
University of Richmond journalism Professor Shahan Mufti talked about his book, American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC. Members of the Hanafi Movement, a Black Muslim group based in Washington, took hostages at each of the three locations: the B’nai B’rith headquarters, the Islamic Center, and the District Building. The demands of the the group’s leader, Hamaas Khaalis, included stopping the release of a movie about the Prophet Muhammad and the handing over of Nation of Islam members who Khaalis claimed were involved in the 1973 killing of his family and the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X. close
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