An idea recently occured to me: Start a Blackamerican Muslim group blog. It could be called "Third Resurrection" after Sherman Jackson's use of the term. The first resurrection occured when the Nation of Islam and similar groups appeared and offered Blacks an alternative to mainstream Christianity. The second resurrection occured after Elijah Muhammad passed away and Warithdeen Muhammad brought the Nation of Islam more in line with the teachings of Sunni Islam. The third resurrection is occuring now as Blackamerican Muslims continue to negotiate their relationship with Black Religion, the immigrant Muslim community in the US, and the broader traditions and movements of the Muslim world.
The different groups which look to Elijah Muhammad (The various incarnations of the Nation of Islam and the Five Percenters) definitely have a strong virtual presence. It is odd to me that African-American Sunnis, in spite of having larger numbers, don't have that same identifiable presence online.
Thoughts? Interested?
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very interested, but do you have to be Blackamerican? i think some of the topics would be good to talk across ethnic groupings me thinks.
if u can't host multiple blogs on ur service, let me know, b/c i can.
I think there would be use and value in have both kinds of arrangements.. a specifically Blackamerican Muslim group blog, and maybe an "American Muslim" group blog which discussed a different set of issues.
Yeah, I'd be interested in a American Muslim collective effort. Obviously, an Afro or AfroLatino blog would be somewhat outside my scope.
Thanks for coming by my blog. I would love to submit entries to a Black American blog and you may want to expand it since Sunni Sister has written some awesome entries about African Americans and Islam
asalaamu alaikum,
i'm interested as well. i'm new to blogging but i have lots to say about american muslims and our struggles and triumphs.
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