Malcolm X and Willow both decided to convert to the Islamic religion. Willow immersed herself in a different community (Cairo) and faced some consequences due to her ethnicity and distance from home (United States). Similar to Willow, Malcolm X became involved with the Islamic community, but faced some barriers for his distinct beliefs and perspectives from the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. Unfortunately, Malcolm’s separation from Muhammad endangered his life. Nevertheless, if Willow could have interviewed Malcolm X about Islam and conversion, she would ask him about his decision to detach from the Islamic community, his strategy to emancipate black people, his identity as a Muslim, and having his conversion challenged at the Hajj (or if he ever questioned his own conversion).
Both Willow and Malcolm X had an intellectual motif approaching the Islamic religion. Willow took Arabic classes. Similar to Willow, Malcolm X studied the Islamic religion through his access of books at the library within the prison. They both tried to find something else. When Willow read an article by Ginan Rauf, she became enraged with anger. Rauf’s article created a false stereotype of Egyptians without logical evidence (Wilson 275). However, Willow’s article about the woman’s car received …show more content…
She began to wear a hijab. When there were white tourist present they began to look at her because she was a white woman wearing a hijab. She also faced being questioned by the policeman of her religion when trying to enter the Shrine of Fatima in Iran. In order to enter, the individual must be Muslim and wear a chador. She struggled in the way privilege functions (system of advantages) because it is based mostly on external characteristics. She was an American and a
Both Willow and Malcolm X had an intellectual motif approaching the Islamic religion. Willow took Arabic classes. Similar to Willow, Malcolm X studied the Islamic religion through his access of books at the library within the prison. They both tried to find something else. When Willow read an article by Ginan Rauf, she became enraged with anger. Rauf’s article created a false stereotype of Egyptians without logical evidence (Wilson 275). However, Willow’s article about the woman’s car received …show more content…
She began to wear a hijab. When there were white tourist present they began to look at her because she was a white woman wearing a hijab. She also faced being questioned by the policeman of her religion when trying to enter the Shrine of Fatima in Iran. In order to enter, the individual must be Muslim and wear a chador. She struggled in the way privilege functions (system of advantages) because it is based mostly on external characteristics. She was an American and a