[Magdalen] RIP Ali, 74.

[Jay Weigel]

Ali later became a "regular" Muslim rather than a member of the Nation of
Islam, IIRC--much as Malcolm X did. I think that, like Malcolm, he also
made Hajj. I know that had a profound effect on Malcolm and I imagine that
it would also have had a similar effect on Muhammad Ali. You cannot
assume everything a young man says to be true for his entire life.

Otherwise we are ALL going to be in a hell of a lot of trouble.,,,,,,,,

On Saturday, June 4, 2016, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> See my note, Jay. Ali explained his name in an interview back at the time
> of his conversion. They played it on NPR this morning...
>
> > On Jun 4, 2016, at 1:01 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > He converted and chose his own name. Why would you not give him the
> dignity
> > of his choice in death, Davud?
> >
> > On Saturday, June 4, 2016, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> > magdalen at herberthouse.org <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> In a message dated 6/4/2016 12:19:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> >> gracecan at gmail.com <javascript:;> <javascript:;> writes:
> >>
> >> Well, he  may or may not have been baptized, but he made a point of
> saying
> >> that Cassius  Clay was a slave name, and he wasn't a  slave.>>>>>>>
> >>
> >> He would more logically pick an African name then.
> >>
> >> From reading I've done through the years, I get the impression that
> >> the slave trade was primarily an operation of Moslem Arab slave
> traders.
> >>
> >> Therefore, as far as Black Africans are concerned, Moslem names are
> >> the slave names.
> >>
> >> See Wikipedia on Moslem Slave Trade.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> David Strang.
> >>
>