Ashahed Maliki Muhammad
Executive Director, Truth Establishment Institute  


ASHAHED M. MUHAMMAD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TRUTH ESTABLISHMENT INSTITUTE

 

 

As a journalist, author and organizer, Ashahed is one of the most influential ideologues within today’s contemporary and progressive activist scene.

Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1971 and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Ashahed, at a young age was initiated into the liberation struggle by his mother, who enrolled him in Dr. Haki Mahdubuti's independent school, The Institute of Positive Education (IPE).

He later joined the Nation of Islam and ascended to leadership as a student activist, becoming the National Coordinator of the Nation of Islam Student Association (NOISA) 

Under his administration the NOISA grew from 3 to over 40 active college chapters across the United States. He also established chapters in Canada, Trinidad and South Africa expanding the international presence of Nation of Islam's youth & college division.

He is the Executive Director of the Truth Establishment Institute and Assistant Editor of The Final Call Newspaper whose interviews and writings are widely read by those looking for fair and balanced information and alternative viewpoints.  

Ashahed has quickly established himself as a leading interviewer whose sharp intellectual perspective and candid thought provoking questions have made him a primary interviewer of choice for scholars, politicians and activists interested in presenting their views to the world. 

An interview with the Final Call Online Correspondent means instant credibility and exposure.  

His writings have appeared in numerous print and online publications and have appeared in several different languages. His works span such diverse issues as politics, the conflict in the Middle East, challenges in higher education, uses of technology in modern society, and most recently an intensified focus on examination and correction of the established historical record.

Ashahed acts as a consultant to numerous student leaders and organizations across the United States and abroad as a result of his experience and organizational skill. He is also a key adviser to many leaders and organizations within the Black liberation movement.

He has been heard on CSPAN and National Public Radio. He has been interviewed for works appearing on such media outlets as MSNBC.com, BlackEnterprise.com and in prominent newspapers such as USAToday and the Washington Post.  He was among three leaders featured in Upscale Magazine for an article that appeared in the March 2000 edition titled "Who is Our Next Black Leader?" 

He is also a board member of the Metropolitan Area Group for Igniting Civilization, Inc. (MAGIC) a group dedicated to organizing residents of Chicago and the surrounding areas to stimulate social change.

Ashahed was a contributor to a book titled A Kwanzaa Awakening in which he examined the Kwanzaa holiday, its principles and their correlation to principles found in the Qur’an -- the Islamic book of scripture.

His controversial best-selling book titled
The Synagogue of Satan deals with the attack on Black scholarship and research, the ideological strategies of the influential Neoconservative movement and its effect on American foreign policy.

He is currently working on his next book The Black Principle which provides a Third Position ideological framework for the Black Nation.

Some personalities interviewed by Ashahed include:  

              Professor Anthony C. Martin, Pan-Africanist Scholar and author of The Jewish Onslaught

              Professor Leonard Jeffries, Scholar Warrior, City Colleges of New York

              Activist and Hip Hop Pioneer Chuck D of Public Enemy

              Hip Hop Activist & Martial Arts Expert Professor Griff

              Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Holy Lands

              Attorney Malik Zulu Shabazz, National Chairman of the New Black Panther Party

              Akbar Muhammad, International Representative of the Nation of Islam

-               Ava Muhammad, National Spokesperson for the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan

-               Actress and Philanthropist, Dawnn Lewis

-               Dr. Cornell West

-               Professor  Daniel McGowan, Executive Director, Deir Yassin Remembered

              Fayyad Sbaihat, Palestinian Right of Return Activist  

-               Dr. Kaukab Siddique, Professor and Publisher of New Trend Magazine

-               Dr. Jess Ghannam, Al-Awda

-               Cedric Muhammad, Political Commentator and Publisher of BlackElectorate.com

-                    Immortal Technique, Rapper and Activist

-               L.L. Cool J, Hip Hop Legend

-               KRS-One, Hip Hop Pioneer

-               Rhymefest, Rapper and Activist

-               Dr. Harry R. Davidson, Author and Psychologist

-               Dr. Hatem Bazian, Professor and Activist

-               Shemar Moore, Actor

-               Songstress Jennifer Holiday 

-               R & B Singer Carl Thomas

-               Sheikh Zaid Shakir of the Zaytuna Institute

To bring Ashahed to speak at your college or university, or to schedule a training and organizational strategy workshop for your group, or if you are a media representative seeking an interview on deadline, call 312.617.6690.

You can also fill out the TEI Speakers Request Form.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

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