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a a ed Cm mB a Se et ee te NY 105-8999 The article indicated that after a twelve day visit to the World of Islam (Africa) MALCOLM X 48 con- vinced that "black and white" can solve their probiems in a reasonable manner if they approached them in the spirit of "brotherhood and tolerance between people of all colors and national origin", ‘The article stated that according to MALCOLM X the NOI was not teaching Orthodox Islam and MALCOLM X desired to understand "Islam as it really was". The article indicated MALCOLM X through contact with MAHMOUD YOUSSEF SHAWARBI, Deputy Director of the Islamic Center of New York and Director of the Ielamic Federation of the United States and Canada, nad his eyes opened to brotherhood and tolerance between peoples of different races. Through a letter of introduction ry SHAWARBI, MALCOLM X was able to make his pilgrimage to cca, In speaking of the new organization MALCOIM X was forming the article indicated that it would be a political group separated from his MMI so that WKileael nannitea am wall ase Amantasern Warnsan aan hae attrastad ee Be oe OO PMI eG I REO OO Oe ee el € The group will not advocate nor will it initiate violenc but the Negro must protect himself. The article quoted MALCOIM X as stating "when you start talking freedom you have to talk about dying a little too. Reciprocal dying, I mean. When @ black man dies a white man should die. Suffering is alright and non-violence is alright, too, so long as they are reciprocal", The article indicated that MALCOIM X envisioned his new group to be the vehicle which will exterminate the "devil" that haunts him and will link the American Negro's cause with the independence drives of African nations. The article indicated that the first aim of the new organization will be to get the whole Negro struggle before the Human Rights Commission of the United Nations and charge the United States with the same thing as South Africa and Portugal are charged with. This will make the American Negro question an international issue. ~ a ss eee oe ar ioe