88 Wessinger, How the Millennium Comes Violently, 160. Sovereignty comes with nationality. Do you drive? More mystically, he sees occult meaning in the antiquated prophecy of the book of Revelation, referencing as it does the leaves of a curious unnamed tree [through which] the health of a nation might experience restoration. He writes, Etymological research has revealed that words like leaf, tree, branch, root, folio, liber and other such appelatives from the rich vernacular of Botany, has, since remotest antiquity, been employed by diverse cultures when referencing the varied instruments and technical formats of graphic communication or language, a scientific claim that allows him, via some more comparative readings of texts, to reveal the secret of the Trees of Paradise, of Knowledge, and of Life (11). While this is often negativeblack, for instance, as a brand, a tool for oppressionwords can also reveal positive glimpses of the glorious Moorish past. If this is not an insult to the illustrious history of a nation there can never be one given. A website for the Moorish National Republic Federal Government, the group accused of taking over Washington homes, was registered in late 2018. [42] When his leadership was rejected, Ford El broke away from the Moorish Science Temple. 36 El Amin, Nationality, 45 (In this and following citations to El Amin, italics are original unless otherwise noted.). They seem to claim that some non-existent treaty from 1787 exempts them from US laws. In The Aquarian Gospel, Dowling described Jesus' supposed travels in India, Egypt, and Palestine during the years of his life which are not accounted for by the New Testament. [9] In 2014 an article in the online Journal of Race Ethnicity and Religion attempted to link Timothy Drew to one Thomas Drew, born January 8, 1886, using census records, a World War I draft card, and street directory records. Copyright by Adam Gaffin and by content posters.Advertise | About Universal Hub | Contact | Privacy, Bey's filing to move case to federal court. A Moorish American cannot be convicted on false accusation-frame-up charges.The evidence against a Moorish American must be concrete proof beyond the shadow of doubt. [56], In July 2021, eleven men identifying themselves as a group called Rise of the Moors were arrested on Interstate 95 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, after a state trooper responding to disabled vehicles allegedly found the group carrying long guns, side-arms and wearing tactical body armor. 24 Mahdi McCoy, Why We Moors MUST Rock the Vote, Moorish American News, September 16, 2014, http://moorishamericannews.com/moors-must-rock-vote#sthash.HyyO5jpg.dpuf. Fellow travelers follow similar tactics, like Randy Stroud of http://sovereigntactics.org/. Relatione, _____ Page 1 of 6 El-Amin cites the 1914 edition of Bouvier's Law Dictionary to draw a contradistinction between the term traveler and driver, defined as One employed in conducting a coach, carriage, wagon, or other vehicle, and which El-Amin glosses as emphasizing one who is employed in conducting a vehicle. A writ directed to the person detaining another, and commanding him to produce the body of the prisoner, (or person detained,) with the day and cause of his caption and detention, ad faciendum, sub jiciendum et recipiendum, to do, submit to, and receive whatsoever the judge or court awarding the writ shall consider in that behalf. The Moorish, who were the ancient Moabites, and the founders of the Holy City of Mecca. Consider a contribution. Moorish-Americans follow a blend of Islam shaped by the movement's founder Noble Drew Ali. 50 El Amin, Nationality, 60. sumus de sanktam unum. Etymology of various forms gets employed hereindeed, perhaps exploding or at least setting wide the margins of the termMungin Bey speaks of Nameology, which is not merely about meaning but also sounds rhythms and spiritual properties of names. Recounting a history of the uses of the term Moor, he explains that \"Andalusi Arabic sourcesas opposed to later mudjar and morisco sources in Aljamiadoneither refer to individuals as Moors nor recognize any such group, community or culture\". In addition to the Moorish Science Temple doctrine that Black Americans are of Moorish descent, Moorish sovereign citizens claim immunity from U.S. federal, state, and local laws,[58] because of a mistaken belief that the MoroccanAmerican Treaty of Friendship (1786) grants them sovereignty. US District Court Judge Nathaniel Gorton, though, ruled yesterday he has had enough, ordered Bey's federal case dismissed and sent the whole thing back to Middlesex County court. A concentrated vote is ultimate power politically, and OPERATION PROCLAMATION is the movement to duplicate Noble Drew Ali's civic agenda for the first time in 84 years. Operation Proclamation, http://operationproclamation.org/ (site discontinued). Few gun laws have been upheld as of late. Among the many individuals and groups espousing affiliation with the Moorish Science Temple of America movement, some continue founding prophet Noble Drew Ali's emphasis on engaging in American citizenship as a religious duty, while others interpret the prophet's scriptures to lend authority to claims of being outside the jurisdiction of American legal authority. 1.) Propria Persona, Sui Juri, has identified herself as an aboriginal Moorish American national, and a citizen of the Moorish National Republic Federal Government, Northwest Africa, and as participant in the Moorish Divine and National Movement of the World-the North Gate. [40], The community was further split when Wallace Fard Muhammad, known within the temple as David Ford-el,[41] also claimed (or was taken by some) to be the reincarnation of Drew Ali. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Competing factions developed among the congregations and leaders, especially after the death of the charismatic Ali. So stick them all on a plane to Morocco and let play their BS games over there. [22] The following year he officially registered Temple No. This Zodiac Constitution was central in the arrest of one hundred New York City employees on tax evasion charges in 1997. According to Ali, this area included other countries that today surround Morocco. Massachusetts State Police Col. Christopher Mason said that . Drew Ali attended the January 1929 inauguration of Louis L. Emmerson, as 27th Governor of Illinois in the state capital of Springfield. The word "Moor" has its origin in 46 B.C. ", "Group of men involved in hours-long highway standoff expected to face 'a variety of charges', "What is 'Rise of the Moors,' the R.I. group that broadcast live from the I-95 standoff? ", "Photos, video: the Interstate 95 standoff", "Massachusetts armed group arrested after stand-off with police", "Rise of the Moors member sued Danvers police, then sought to pay filing fees with a silver coin", Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Before the Fez- Life and Times of Drew Ali 1886-1924", Terrorist Recruitment in American Correctional Institutions: An Exploratory Study of Non-Traditional Faith Groups Final Report, Five Percenter Rap: God Hop's Music, Message, and Black Muslim Mission, FBI on the Moorish Science Temple of America, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moorish_Science_Temple_of_America&oldid=1142341456. As a sovereign, Stroud argues that the United States is a corporation. In court papers, Midfirst Bank said it owns the property and has sued the "Rise of the Moors" in Providence County Superior Court to clear the title on the residence. Trump proved that it is not difficult today - at that level of money, power and pulpit - to wrap around himself massive illusion. Perkins cites "Standard Certificate of Death No. The men claim to be part of a group called "The Rise of The Moors - The Moorish American Arms." It ended around 10:15 a.m. with a total of 11 people being taken into custody and charged. Fakers and frauds are always plentiful. According to Turner (p. 92), Ford El, also known as Abdul Wali Farad Muhammad Ali, unsuccessfully challenged Drew Ali in Newark in 1914. The woman said she discovered the movement while doing research for a college class on the U.S. Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision, the 1857 . In September 1953, the Department of Justice determined that prosecution was not warranted for the alleged violations. [69] He was affiliated with the Washitaw Nation, and before his guilty plea had been judged possibly incapable of assisting in his own defense after filing incomprehensible sovereign citizen paperwork with the court. In a video that the Moorish Americans later posted online, Butler wearing a camouflage uniform, dark headscarf and a pistol on his hip can be seen approaching the deputies on the side of the road. In most cases, when defendants refuse to accept the legitimacy of the . Tarik Bey has his own notions of conspiracy and hegemony: Masonry is Islam, the science, he says, and it is through the science of Islam that Europeans (so-called whites) rule the world, but what he shares with the majority of contemporary Moorish Science thinkers is this emphasis on etymology as revealing the forgotten or concealed truth of words. Sovereign citizens would accurately be described as the flat earthers of the legal world. The 1911Encyclopdia Britannicaobserved that \"The term 'Moors' has no real ethnological value.\" Europeans of theMiddle Agesand theearly modern periodvariously applied the name to Arabs, North African Berbers, as well as Muslim Europeans. By late morning, Massachusetts State Police had lifted the shelter-in-place order and reopened the interstate. He alleged his arrest was unlawful and filed a federal lawsuit against the police, which was dismissed after he tried to pay the court fees with a silver coin, saying U.S. currency was unconstitutional because it was "not backed by anything of value".[75]. "Rise of the Moors". Their beliefs are usually based on convoluted readings of commercial law and the 14 th Amendment, conspiracy theories involving the U.S. Treasury, some wishful thinking, and misinformation from other defendants who promise them that "it really works." See Arna Bontemps and Jack Conroy, Anyplace but Here (New York: Hill and Wang, 1966), 206. "Moorish Science Temple of America", in, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 21:46. Feature Flags: { There is widespread irregularity in the practices of spelling and grammar among Moorish writers. [15] In the inter-war years in Chicago and other major cities, he used these concepts to preach racial pride and uplift. It is unclear whether he officially joined or was instead rejected by its members. Incidents such as the 1996 case of the Montana Freemen, the 2003 Abbeville standoff . Noble Drew Ali, The Holy Koran of the Moorish Science Temple of America, the Foundations of a Nation (Lexington: Department of Supreme Wisdom, 2011), 12829. Because we're the pics that ruled Europe, which is why the pope has a Moor in his coat of arms. Such sovereign Moors, whose actions range from declaration of secession to rejection of drivers or marriage licenses, advance legal discourse rooted in historical narratives, tailor their legal thinking toward practical instruction and efficacious results, and appeal to etymology to further authorize their claims. American pseudolaw matured around 1999-2000, and, at that point, was hosted by the sovereign citizen movement. ARTICLE VII The Moorish Americans Freedom and legal rights in the Christian union Court Room He is interested in both common definition and legal definition of any given word, though he cautions, Legalese is its own separate language from common adage. He provides another example, stating, Right and license are antithetical to each other, if you consider their legal meanings. Choose My Signature. According to the Moorish Science Temple of America's website, the temple is a "divine and national movement" that teaches about Moorish identity, which under their definition, means Black Americans. It is the duty of every man who lives to redeem the name of his forefathers and not be herded in to a mass of weaklings. A monster cannot inherit land, In reality none of us can inherit any land because [m]ost people pay property taxes, which means most people are inadvertently subject to being a monster. Randy Stroud, Blacks Law: Lesson 1, YouTube video, 0:383:45, 7:089:00, posted by General Zero, July 27, 2013, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rSgANcaess. Butler didn't own it. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. 74 Eric Mungin Bey, Discover the Key to the Moorish Questions: A Study Guide for All Moorish Americans (Bloomington: Xlibris, 2009). Three independent organizations developed from this ferment. 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