Ashahed Maliki Muhammad
Author and Researcher

ASHAHED M. MUHAMMAD
TRUTH ESTABLISHMENT INSTITUTE

As an author, researcher and veteran organizer, Ashahed is an influential strategist 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 is the executive director of the Truth Establishment Institute and assistant editor of the influential weekly publication The Final Call.

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

His articles have appeared in numerous print and online publications and span diverse issues. Readers look to him for balanced information and alternative viewpoints. As a member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and his work through the National Newspaper Publisher's Association (NNPA) Ashahed's writings have appeared in close to 200 Black newspapers across the country. 

His popular blog "Take Another Look" and column by the same name are also widely read.
He was one of only 10 journalists chosen by New America Media the country's largest national collaboration of over 2,000 ethnic news organizations, to blog and report on the 2008 Democratic National Convention for electorates of color across the country. Based in Chicago, Ashahed wrote extensively on the historic presidential campaign of Barack H. Obama.  

On the international scene, he has traveled to the Caribbean as well as Geneva, Switzerland in 2009 to cover the Durban Review Conference Against Racism at the European headquarters of the United Nations. 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 frequent radio commentator on various current affairs shows nationwide.

Some personalities interviewed by Ashahed include:  

-               International law expert Francis A. Boyle

-               Hip Hop Artist and Lyricist, NAS

-                    Immortal Technique, Rapper, Activist and Freedom Fighter

-               L.L. Cool J, Hip Hop Legend

-               KRS-One, Hip Hop Pioneer

-               Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo

-               Author, Rapper and Philanthropist Snoop Dogg

-               Author and Comedian Steve Harvey

-               Professor Anthony  Martin, Pan-Africanist Scholar and Author

-               Author and activist Ali Abunimah

-               Scholar, Warrior Professor Leonard Jeffries

-               Activist and Hip Hop Pioneer Chuck D of Public Enemy

-               Hip Hop icon Rakim

-               Actress, model and philanthropist Lisa Raye

-               Professor and political commentator  Marc Lamont Hill   

-               George Galloway, Human Rights Activist and Talk Show Host  

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

-               Hip Hop activist Rosa Clemente

-               Former Congresswoman and Human Rights activist Cynthia McKinney
-               Atty. Malik Zulu Shabazz, National Chairman of the New Black Panther Party  

-               Author of "The Spook Who Sat By the Door" Sam Greenlee

-               Syndicated Radio Host and Author Warren Ballantine

-               Rapper, businessman and actor T.I.

-               The First Lady of Palestinian Hip Hop Shadia Mansour

-               Actress Tatiana Ali

-               NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous

-               NBA Star Quentin Richardson

-               Congressman Keith Ellison

-               Mazin Qumsiyeh, Activist and Professor

-               Actress and Philanthropist, Dawnn Lewis

-               Scholar and Professor 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

-               Political Commentator and Economist Cedric Muhammad 

-               Alison Weir, Journalist and Activist

-               Hip Hop legend and activist Wise Intelligent

-               Dr. Hatem Bazian, Professor and Activist

-               Shemar Moore, Actor

-               Sheikh Zaid Shakir of the Zaytuna Institute 

-               Pan-Africanist thinker Conrad Worrill

-               Director Allen Hughes of The Hughes Brothers

-               Entertainer and Philanthropist Wyclef Jean

-               Former Detroit Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick

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 reach him via Twitter.



Interviewing Minister Louis Farrakhan


An interview with NaS

Here with Dr. Leonard Jeffries


Pictured with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Interviewing George Galloway


Preparing for a radio interview & checking e-mail



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