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Louis Farrakhan

Controversial leader of Nation of Islam · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1933 · age 93

Louis Farrakhan is an American religious leader who has been the head of the Nation of Islam since 1981, an organization which combines black nationalism and Islamic teachings. Prior to the NOI, Farrakhan was a calypso singer who used the stage name Calypso Gene from 1950 to 1955 and a violinist from 1939 to 1955.

Louis Farrakhan is read about 2,350 times a day, in 32 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2019“I have not said one word of hate. I do not hate Jewish people.”In their words9 May 2019Farrakhan speaks of ‘satanic Jews’ in talk at Catholic church Jewish Telegraphic Agency

2018“I'm not an anti-Semite. I’m anti-Termite.”In their words16 October 2018, highlighted 17 October 2018 by The Hill

“They say if you want to hide something from a Black man, put it in a book. And if you want to hide the Birth of a Saviour for the Black man, hide Him in the ghetto.”In their words25 February 2018Here I Stand

“If I did not love God with all my heart, my soul, my strength, I could not have withstood what you put on me.”In their words25 February 2018Here I Stand

“I don’t care what they put on me. The government is my enemy; the powerful Jews are my enemy; scared-to-death Negroes are my enemy; and weak Muslims and hypocrites are my enemy!”In their words25 February 2018Here I Stand

“America is in deep trouble today. The Nation of Islam can help you.”In their words25 February 2018Here I Stand

1995In historyMillion Man March on Washington1933Born11 May 1933

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In their own words 4

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Louis Farrakhan
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4 statements, newest first

  1. Satanic Jews have infected the whole world with poison and deceit.

    27 May 2018 · Black-Jewish Relations: Minister Louis Farrakhan - In His Own Words Jewish Virtual Library, Own words

  2. I have been in front of you for a lifetime. I have been in front of you for the last 40 years in the absence of my teacher.

    25 February 2018 · Here I Stand, Own words

  3. I, like my teacher, looked beyond our faults and saw our needs. I never try to judge you (as crazy as you are), because I love you. I just can’t help myself!

    25 February 2018 · Here I Stand, Own words

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Awards

Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights

About this person

The longest-serving NOI leader, he also served as minister of several mosques in Boston and Harlem in the 1950s under the leadership of Elijah Muhammad.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1933 · age 93

Where to find them

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