Prime Minister meets NOI Leader Louis Farrakhan

Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas last Friday met and held discussions with the Leader of the Nation of Islam (NOI), Minister Louis Farrakhan.

Minister Farrakhan arrived in Grenada last week Wednesday for a four-day visit, the first stop on a revived Caribbean tour.

Prime Minister Tillman Thomas and Nation of
Islam (NOI) Leader Louis Farrakhan in discussion at the
Prime Minister’s Mount Royal residence.

The Prime Minister welcomed Minister Farrakhan, a religious and social leader in the United States, and praised him for his message of social justice, respect for black women and his challenge to young black men to renew their commitment to their families and communities.

“I have followed Mr. Farrakhan’s teachings since I lived in New York. I was particularly impressed by his challenge to black men to respect black women and to become more committed to their families,” Prime Minister Thomas remarked following the hour-long meeting.

The Prime Minister also discussed several issues affecting the global economy with Minister Farrakhan, who was accompanied by two of his sons – Mustapha Farrakhan and Nasir Farrakhan, and other NOI officials.

Last week Thursday, the NOI Leader visited several agricultural projects, including the Nutmeg Receiving Station at Gouyave in St. John’s.

Minister Farrakhan, who was the main speaker at a weekend forum, was scheduled to visit Barbados, Dominica, the US Virgin Islands, Belize, and The Bahamas in the coming days.

The Chicago-based Nation of Islam has espoused Black Nationalism and self-reliance since it was founded in Detroit in the 1930s.