Elijah Muhammad
Americannoun
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The New York Times was reporting on a “widespread legal attack on the state’s prison system” by followers of Elijah Muhammad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Appearing in Reader’s Digest, “Mr. Muhammad Speaks” was an in-depth examination of the Nation of Islam, led by Elijah Muhammad, and its growing attraction to Black Americans.
From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2022
Upon his release, Malcolm dedicated himself to his new religion and its captivating and duplicitous leader, Elijah Muhammad.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2020
Mohammed attempted to make the Nation more accessible to outsiders, but those efforts were thwarted by Louis Farrakhan, a protégé of Elijah Muhammad, who restored the group to its original message.
From Fox News • Feb. 13, 2020
Their leader is a guy named Elijah Muhammad, a name that sounds familiar.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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