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Prominent US Muslim Cleric Detained In Guyana On Suspicion of Terrorism
Akbar Muhammad, the international representative of the Nation of Islam, a U.S. Muslim cleric visiting Guyana, was detained Thursday on suspicion of ties to drugs and terrorism, Guyana police said.Muhammad is the youngest child of Elijah Muhammad and Clara Muhammad. He received his Doctor of Philosophy from Edinburgh University in Scotland. He also studied the theory of Arabic and Islamic law at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. He is an associate professor of history and Africana studies at Binghamton University in New York. He specializes in African history, as well as the study of Islam in Africa and the Americas. He is a co-editor of Racism, Sexism, and the World-System. His own writings have been focused on slavery in Muslim Africa, Muslims in the United States, and integration in Nigeria through the use of education Officers raided the Princess Hotel in the capital of Georgetown and took Muhammad to the department's headquarters for questioning, said Seelal Persaud, assistant police commissioner. Akbar Muhammad is affiliated with the US-based Nation of Islam. Police also detained a Canadian-Guyanese citizen identified as Phillip Muhammad at the hotel, also associated with the Nation of Islam. According to court records, Akbar Muhammad pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud in April 2009 and received a five-year probation in September 2009. He was accused of using different names to obtain lines of credit and mortgages from 1983 through 2007. He is the international representative for the Nation of Islam, according to a biography released by the Truth Establishment Institute. Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-05-19 |
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