Special Meaning Of Ramadhan For African-American in America

The call to prayer at sunset, at Masjid Muhammad in Washington the oldest African-American Muslim community in the United States. More than 500 african american muslims worship here, just as many before them have worship since the 1930s.

Talib Shareef is the new imam at Masjid Muhammad. He says the experience of black Muslims in the United States is different from that of most other muslims.
Most of the African-Americans in America come from the church experience, We muscle in America just a little differently here because we are most well also the Americans will also of family members you're not aware how Islam, so we have to explain a lot of things, we have to share a lot a lot life with those around us because it's a lot in terms of religion.

While the women meet each other inside the sisters room the kitchen crew russia's the survey Ramadan dinner of chicken and rice with baked beans.
For Ibrahim Mumin, ramadan is an important opportunity to share his faith with non-muslims, but he says ten years after 9/11 many Americans remain afraid of muslims and ignorant about Islam.
I reception and the US what country not my primary because the so many americans have this perception throughout all Muslims come from another country okay and I'm from United States of America I'm call about passport says the same thing is your passport says, United States of America.

Imam shareef says there is a strong connection between African-Americans historical struggle for freedom and equality since the end of slavery in the 1860s and islamic tradition of seeking spiritual freedom. Ramadan he says is a chance for black Muslims in America to remember that.