Commentary and essays by Imam Al-Hajj Talib 'Abdur-Rashid, based upon an Islamic prophetic perspective, rooted in the African diasporan experience, with particular focus on North America
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"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time"
- Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
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