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Why Is The Nation Of Islam Ranked As A Hate Group?

The Nation of Islam recently made news after a follower of the organization, Kori Ali Muhammad, shot three white men in Fresno, California.
Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, gets a standing ovation from his followers as he makes a point while speaking at a press conference at Mosque Maryam on March 31, 2011, in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The Nation of Islam recently made news after a follower of the religious organization, Kori Ali Muhammad, shot three white men because, in his words, “White supremacy has to die.”

The Nation follows many of the practices of traditional Islam and is an advocate of black nationalism. The Southern Poverty Law Center has labelled the organization a hate group.

‘s Robin Young speaks with , associate professor of religion and society and Islamic studies at Temple University, about the Nation

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