Mosque Bombings - Chickens Coming Home To Roost

In the US, masjids (mosques) are being burned, bombed and shot at. People are driving automobiles into and through masjids. Muslims are being attacked coming to prayer, leaving prayer and during prayer. The chickens have come home to roost, as Shaykh Al- Hajj Malik Al Shabazz famously stated.

Most, if not all, of these attacks are upon immigrant Muslims. Most, if not all, of the masjids that have come under attack are located in predominately White areas. That is because the immigrant Muslim community has shunned it's Black Muslim brothers and sisters and preferred to live amongst White Americans. We Black Muslims love our immigrant brothers and sisters, but they love us not. So they choose to live and worship amongst people who hate them.

Our immigrant brothers and sisters are pursuing the "American Dream." We could have told them that the American Dream is a myth. Our immigrant brothers and sisters believe America is governed by a "Constitution." We could have told them that America is run by lobbyist, special interest groups, unions, fraternities and secret societies that specialize in making sure the Constitution benefits only themselves. We could have told them that the ritual of voting has nothing to do with governance. We could have told them, in the words of Dr. Amos Wilson, that in America "you are free to say what you want, but the White man does what he wants."

So our immigrant brothers and sisters shun us. They spend their considerable wealth building Islamic centers that don't benefit us. They spend millions sponsoring candidates for office - like George W. Bush - but donate very little to our masjids and organizations. We love to worship with our immigrant brothers and sisters but they don't come to our masjids , special events or Eid celebrations. We are made to feel unwelcome or ignored at their masjids, but White politicians are welcomed and honored there.

Our immigrant brothers and sisters want to be accepted by racist White America, and not by their Black Muslim brethren. Now our immigrant brothers and sisters are learning the hard way who their real friends are. The chickens have come home to roost.