Amir Abdul-Malik Ali
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Amir Abdul-Malik Ali is an African-American convert to Islam and well known Islamic activist in the United States. He is the Imam of the Masjid Al Islam mosque in Oakland, California and a graduate of San Francisco State University. Since the early 1990s he has been a frequent guest lecturer at several Muslim Student Association events and Islamic conferences. He is also a leading member of Imam Abdul Alim Musa's As-Sabiqun movement, which has bases throughout the US.
Muslim Students' Associations at numerous campuses in California have invited Abdul-Malik Ali to lecture on a variety of Islamic topics, black history and Malcolm X. Among his observations, at a UC Berkeley MSA conference in 1999 he is quoted as saying: "Do not stand with a person if they are wrong just because they are the same race as you. Stand with them because they are right."[1]
[edit] Activities at Masjid Al-Islam
Although his lectures across the country receive the most attention, Abdul-Malik devotes the majority of his time to assisting the social and spiritual needs of the Muslim community in East Oakland's Masjid Al-Islam. In line with other African-American Muslims, such as Malcolm X, Siraj Wahaj, and W.D. Muhammad, Amir Abdul-Malik Ali views Islam as the solution for the problems that have plagued the inner cities of America for decades. In addition to directing daily programs on classical Islamic studies such as fiqh, seerah, hadith and Quran for adults, he is also a teacher and Dean of the Masjid Al-Islam elementary school, which is located a block down the street from the mosque. In this capacity, he directs academic curriculum for the student body - which is in line with and often more advanced than the curriculum provided at California public schools. After completing their studies at the Masjid Al-Islam school, graduates are encouraged to attend Castlemont Public High School (which is also down the street from the mosque), a policy which has been followed by Abdul-Malik's two sons Muhammad and Shaheed.
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- ^ A Guide to the Political Left, Disoverthenetwork.org
