Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Malcolm X (2)

I found it very interesting how much effort Malcolm put in in order to recruit new people to Islam.  Malcolm said "Recruit as I would in the Detroit ghetto bars, in the poolrooms, and on the corner..."(Haley 203).  Malcolm tried everything he could and used all of his old skills to help people make the choice to convert to his new religion.  Malcolm was out being a missionary for his religion.  This article I have read informs you more about what Islamic missionaries do.  The original missionary was Muhammad, a Muslim prophet.  Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missionaries .  What a missionary does is not that far off from what a telemarketer does.  When you receive the phone call from them they are always trying to convince to switch to their service, or buy their product.  The only difference between the two is that a telemarketer does not deal with religion.  Malcolm was giving everything he had to try to bring new people to Islam.  He felt this religion was morally correct for all blacks.        

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