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It is February and in our country in this country, February is African American History Month.

And one of the things that we always mention is the fact that we have been here for many centuries, many hundreds of years.

So many of our African brethren slaves that were forcibly brought here

they were Muslims and today I wanted to showcase more specifics not just theoretical not

just abstract but to give you some actual examples footage that we have not footage

not video footage but we have pictures we have documents

We have Quran's written from the Muslims that came here centuries ago

So I wanted to help us understand right now there's a vicious Islamophobic campaign against us. Even today in Congress, our

misjud was mentioned by name and these lies are spread. These we are people who are

no right to be here, foreigners, this and that. Muslims have been in this country before

there was this country. Before the United States of America declared its independence, there were Muslims

praying and fasting here. And it is imperative that all of us are aware of this history, because

it deals with us and it deals with our presence in this land. So, so much can be said, but very

briefly, inshallah, and I wanted to just mention some key

stories that would be an

introduction to this regard, and obviously

realize that

the slave trade, the slave trade

as it existed in America

in the 15, 16, 17, 18th century,

it was unparalleled in human history in its

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