The Opinionator on... Khalid Abdul Muhammad

Khalid Abdul Muhammad-- the man who wants to lead a million youths in New York on September 5-- needs our help. Why? Because Muhammad believes that "there is absolutely no evidence to substantiate, to prove that six million so-called Jews lost their lives in Nazi Germany." This is wrong. Muhammad has referred to Jews as " bloodsuckers," and has warned a university audience against the "hooked-nose, bagel-eating, lox-eating, perpetrating-a-fraud so-called Jew who just crawled out of the ghettoes of Europe just a few days ago..." This is hateful. Muhammad has reminded Jews that "somebody must look you in your cold lying blue eyes and pull the cover off of you today. I don't give a damn about you and I will give you hell from the cradle to the grave." This sounds self-important. Staggering historical crimes do require redress, but the best tools for revolution are true knowledge, genuine love, and selflessness. Anyone who's been blessed with any of these needs to take some responsibility and help correct our brother, and soon. For though it would be lamentable if Muhammad never understood history better, and sad if his alliance with Allah's Good never became stronger, it would be a real tragedy if a great opportunity to lead a new generation were squandered through demigoguery.