What Sect is Akbar a member of?

Reader comment on item: [Hasan Akbar and] Murder in the 101st Airborne

Submitted by Bill Dillon (United States), Mar 25, 2003 at 17:31

Dr. Pipes,

Is Akbar a member of America's Nation of Islam? If not, which sect?

Thanks,

Bill Dillon
Shalimar, Florida

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Daniel Pipes replies:

He does appear to be a member of NoI, given his mother's first name (Quran) and his habit of eating bean pies.

DP