Imam Talib’s Second Response

Imam Talib Abdur-Rasheed of the Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood has a second response. (See my previous response here) I want to reiterate my love and respect for this brother and the work that he has done. No this is not a debate, but exchange of information and views. Imam Talib’s response is below the fold. I have a brief (and brotherly) response below that:

“Difficult Days Ahead”

40-years since the assassination of Martin Luther King

UPDATE: An article about how MLK, the man, has been simplified and even mythologized. This pull quote tells the story of not only what happened to MLK, but of other figures:

“We’re living increasingly in a culture of top 10 lists, of celebrity biopics which simplify the past as entertainment or mythology,” he said. “We lose a view on what real leadership is by compressing him down to one window.”

This kind of mythologizing of figures has always bothered me…