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American religious and political news publication
The Final Call
(
ISSN
1090-7327
)
[1]
is a
newspaper
published in
Chicago
. It was founded in 1979 by Minister
Louis Farrakhan
and serves as the official newspaper of the
Nation of Islam
.
[2]
The magazine acts as the group's tool to spread their agenda, goals and view of world events and natural disasters.
[3]
History
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The original newspaper of The Nation of Islam was called
The Final Call to Islam
and was published by Nation of Islam Leader Messenger
Elijah Muhammad
in the 1930s. This small newspaper evolved into
Muhammad Speaks
in the 1960s and attracted a circulation of 900,000 per week, with monthly circulation of 2.5 million.
[4]
Louis Farrakhan
later began to publish
The Final Call
, which follows the traditions of the older
Muhammad Speaks
newspaper with national and international news and coverage of political issues and is the official communications media of the
Nation of Islam
. The current editor-in-chief is Richard B. Muhammad.
[5]
Reception
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The newspaper has been criticized as anti-White,
homophobic
and
antisemitic
by the
Southern Poverty Law Center
[6]
and the
Anti-Defamation League
.
[7]
Farrakhan has denied these characterizations.
[8]
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References
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