What is the Nation of Islam? What do mainstream Muslims think of NOI? Who is Louis Farrakhan? Is the Nation of Islam a hate group? Imam Qasim is our guest on today's show, Imam Qasim was introduced to Islam by way of the Nation in 1971. Shortly, after becoming Minister in 1975, he proclaimed shahadah-tain under the leadership of Imam W. Deen Mohammed. After chairing the Fundraising Committee and Public Relations Committee of Masjid Al-Amin in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was unanimously elected as Imam of Martinsville (Virginia) Masjid of Al-Islam in 1977, where he served for two years, and led the Mayors Commission for Community Change as well as Associate Editor of the Danville News & Observer Weekly Newspaper. It was under his leadership as Resident Imam in Martinsville, Virginia, where he led a successful county-wide boycott against the sale of toy weapons in 1978. Imam Qasim has also chaired several civic committees, including City of Cleveland Mayors Task Force for Diversity and Inclusion, City of Cleveland Mayors Religious Leaders Advisory Board, Cultural Critique Committee, and the Task Force for Community Mobilization. The Topic: Rapper Snoop Dogg joined Nation of Islam (NOI), but is this Islam? Following us on http://twitter.com/#!/thedeenshow facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Deen-Show/207242941103 SUBSCRIBE http://www.youtube.com/user/TheDeenShowTV Our DVDS http://www.thedeenshow.com/TDSdvds.php Our website http://thedeenshow.com/index.php