Nation of Islam
Black nationalist African-American new religious movement
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Summary
Nation of Islam is a sect[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of sect entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,871 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Instance of: political organization[4], new religious movement[5]
- Founder: Wallace Fard Muhammad[6]
- Based on: Islam[7]
- Headquarters location: Mosque Maryam[8]
- Part of: Black Muslim movement[9]
- Commons category: Nation of Islam[10]
- Chairperson: Wallace Fard Muhammad[11], Louis Farrakhan[12]
- Inception: July 4, 1930[13]
- Location of formation: Detroit[14]
- Official website: http://www.noi.org[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nation of Islam[16]
- Political ideology: black supremacy[17], Black Nationalism[18], Islamism[19], anti-Zionism[20]
- Native label: Nation of Islam[21]
- Different from: Islamic culture[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject African diaspora[23]
- Social media followers: 57,605[24], 48,817[25], 59,890[26]
Why It Matters
Nation of Islam has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]