I feel like the white moderator was disrespectful to both panelists. Full stop. I also think it's important to bring scholars to debate with Dr. Jackson who can provide serious critiques and respect his being alive at a time that supports and contextualizes his thinking. I actually don't think younger scholars can write a better book. Their lived experience of Islam in 1980s-1990s simply doesn't match up. It was a different paradigm. I say that as someone who grew up in that era (and btw, I have never defined myself as exclusively Muslim nor Black). But living contexts matter. In Black and Black feminist scholarship, lived experiences are critical ways of knowing. I do agree this topic requires multidisciplinary perspectives, especially from Africana Studies, where all the fields mentioned naturally overlap. I'd like to see this conversation placed alongside Dr. Greg Carr's Africana Studies framework/methods. One of my biggest gripes with graduate-level academia is the emphasis on specialization and staying in one's lane, which is not only not how the world works--but is in inherent opposition to classical Islamic civilization, where many scholars were polymaths. Western education has failed civilization with its insistence on specialties. There is no Black American, and especially Black Muslim American topic of study that can be defined by any single epistemology.
As Salaam Alaikum, sister. I do agree with you. I am a member of the Nation of Islam--with a background in Orthodox Judaism and Hebrew Israelite experiences in Dimona Israel with the group led by Ben Ammi (may Allah be pleased with him). I agree multidisciplinary perspectives is required, but the Nation of Islam has such a societal "black eye", that it would require maybe Dr Wesley Muhammad to allow for an even and whole-istic conversation. I also agree that older scholars would embody more of the experience, so maybe Dr Henry Clark (were it possible!), or someone of that stature. Peace.
How can FOUNDATIONAL BLACK AMERICANS accept Islam when Islam Enslaved/Tortured and made Eunuchs of BLACK folk 900yrs before the Trans Atlantic slave trade and it's still going on today especially in Africa.
Respectfully, I’m from Philly (not from the WD Muhammad) community and Doc was clear that they were an important step in the black community. I didn’t hear none of what they are hearing.
If you have to take 2 long sips of water before making a point, I think you may be talking too much. And it’s disrespectful to NEVER make the point! I feel like I wasted 20min listening to that. No disrespect but sheesh!
Alhamdulilah he was professor at IU back in the day.
Black orientalists were first introduced to me by Jackson, and through his criticism of them I learned to respect them!
Respect to Dr. Sherman.
After all, love will conquer all, it’s not if but when.
I feel like the white moderator was disrespectful to both panelists. Full stop.
I also think it's important to bring scholars to debate with Dr. Jackson who can provide serious critiques and respect his being alive at a time that supports and contextualizes his thinking. I actually don't think younger scholars can write a better book. Their lived experience of Islam in 1980s-1990s simply doesn't match up. It was a different paradigm. I say that as someone who grew up in that era (and btw, I have never defined myself as exclusively Muslim nor Black). But living contexts matter. In Black and Black feminist scholarship, lived experiences are critical ways of knowing.
I do agree this topic requires multidisciplinary perspectives, especially from Africana Studies, where all the fields mentioned naturally overlap. I'd like to see this conversation placed alongside Dr. Greg Carr's Africana Studies framework/methods.
One of my biggest gripes with graduate-level academia is the emphasis on specialization and staying in one's lane, which is not only not how the world works--but is in inherent opposition to classical Islamic civilization, where many scholars were polymaths. Western education has failed civilization with its insistence on specialties. There is no Black American, and especially Black Muslim American topic of study that can be defined by any single epistemology.
As Salaam Alaikum, sister. I do agree with you. I am a member of the Nation of Islam--with a background in Orthodox Judaism and Hebrew Israelite experiences in Dimona Israel with the group led by Ben Ammi (may Allah be pleased with him). I agree multidisciplinary perspectives is required, but the Nation of Islam has such a societal "black eye", that it would require maybe Dr Wesley Muhammad to allow for an even and whole-istic conversation. I also agree that older scholars would embody more of the experience, so maybe Dr Henry Clark (were it possible!), or someone of that stature. Peace.
How can FOUNDATIONAL BLACK AMERICANS accept Islam when Islam Enslaved/Tortured and made Eunuchs of BLACK folk 900yrs before the Trans Atlantic slave trade and it's still going on today especially in Africa.
You can mention Fard Muhammad or Elijah without mentioning Drew Ali, and you can't mention Drew Ali without mentioning Ezzaddin Muhammad either.
"I feel like the white moderator was disrespectful to both panelist. Full stop" Please explain how?
Respectfully, I’m from Philly (not from the WD Muhammad) community and Doc was clear that they were an important step in the black community. I didn’t hear none of what they are hearing.
You know the police captain in your city said every other person in the city they arrest is Sunni Muslim.
stop with the freemixing, and don't show the women on camera if they aren't wearing normal hijab. And please, stop giving salam to non muslims.
If you have to take 2 long sips of water before making a point, I think you may be talking too much. And it’s disrespectful to NEVER make the point! I feel like I wasted 20min listening to that. No disrespect but sheesh!
Her thoughts and speech are scattered, and why isn't she covered with correct hijab