The house with 12 bedrooms and 6 kitchens was up for sale. 21 Drew Ali, A Warning from the Prophet in 1928. The peculiarities of language use are Drew Ali's. 2001). Manage Settings Moorish National Republic Federal Government North East Amexem Territories and Dominions YeSharon Akasha El Rose Bey, Supreme Judiciary Pennsylvania Republic Branch: c/o 1300 Macdade Boulevard, Suite 2 #439 Folsom, Pennsylvania Republic [19033] Phone: (856) 362-4392 / Fax: (856) 200-8857 Email: [email protected] has personam jurisdiction, nor terratorial jurisdiction, nor subject matter jurisdiction over me nor over any moors. I've gone down that rabbit hole a couple of times in researching Moorish claims and it's just amazing how they keep pointing to things like some modern day Vizzini. 50 El Amin, Nationality, 60. Consider a contribution. in their present condition of their endeavorment in which they themselves try to force upon a civilized world, they will not refrain from their sinful ways of action and their deeds have brought jim-crowism, segregation, and everything that brings harm to human beings on earth. The Massachusetts police got into a standoff with several members of an armed group on Friday night, which continued into Saturday morning, July 3, causing a closure of a part of Interstate 95 overnight and a shelter-in-place order for parts of the communities of Wakefield and Reading. 81 T. M. Luhrmann, Persuasions of the Witch's Craft: Ritual Magic in Contemporary England (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1989), 312. They seem to claim that some non-existent treaty from 1787 exempts them from US laws. El-Amin's name is not consistently hyphenated in his publications. Prophet Noble Drew Ali Please CLICK on YeSharon to book a private consultation. These suffixes were a sign to others that while one's African tribal name may never be known to them, European names given by their enslavers were not theirs, either. On March 15, Green-Bey was stabbed to death at the Unity Hall of the Moorish Science Temple, on Indiana Avenue in Chicago.[28]. The term has also been used in Europe in a broader, somewhat derogatory sense to refer to Muslims in general, especially those of Arab or Berber descent, whether living in Spain or North Africa. In 1976 Jeff Fort, leader of Chicago's Black P Stone Nation, announced at his parole from prison in 1976 that he had converted to Islam. 9 While many Moors (and many early scholars) speak of the founding of the Moorish Science Temple of America as dating to 1913 in New Jersey, this is the date for Drew Ali's earlier religious experiment, the Canaanite Temple, about which little is known. Members believe the United States federal government to be illegitimate, which they attribute to a variety of factors including Reconstruction following the U.S. Civil War and the abandonment of the gold standard in the 1930s. Brother Edward Mealy El stated that he had been declared Drew Ali's successor by Drew Ali himself. Now, the pair, who say they're "aboriginal indigenous Moorish Americans" immune to government authority, are on trial in a Palm Beach federal courtroom accused of tax fraud. 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]. 76 Taj Tariq Bey on the Battlefield, 6:44. %PDF-1.4 73 Taj Tariq Bey on the Battlefield, 11:26 and 13:47. They typically believe that there are two types of citizens: natural citizens and Fourteenth Amendment citizens. ", "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? Render date: 2023-03-05T04:31:13.781Z hasContentIssue true, Copyright Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University 2016. Competing factions developed among the congregations and leaders, especially after the death of the charismatic Ali. [citation needed], As Drew Ali began his version of teaching the Moorish-Americans to become better citizens, he made speeches like, "A Divine Warning By the Prophet for the Nations", in which he urged them to reject derogatory labels, such as "Black", "colored", and "Negro". During the same period, sovereign citizen ideology was introduced into Canada and then gradually into other countries. The certificate was filed by Dr. Clarence Payne-El, who was reportedly at Drew Ali's bedside when he died. 8 Fathie Ali Abdat has recently argued, based on the discovery of a World War I draft registration card with an address matching that in the Prof. [10], Drew Ali reported that during his travels, he met with a high priest of Egyptian magic. Ahlstrom (p. 1067), Lippy (p. 214), Miyakawa (p. 12). Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings. APPEARANCES Johnny Ray Walls-Bey, Sheik, Tempe Plaintiff/Appellant WILLIAMS, Judge NOTICE: NOT FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.). kmulvane . Taj Tarik Bey Black and White Is a Legal Status, 8:02. [16] This claim does not align with scientific studies of human history, such as the genetics of African-Americans and genetic history of sub-Saharan Africa. While this is often negativeblack, for instance, as a brand, a tool for oppressionwords can also reveal positive glimpses of the glorious Moorish past. [37] The police took 60 people into police custody, and a reported 1000 police officers patrolled the Chicago South Side that evening. 16 March 2016. 17 Drew Ali, All Registering, Moorish Guide, October 26, 1928, Moorish Science Temple Papers, 19261967 (box 1, folder 5), Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library, New York City. 19 Arthur Fauset, Black Gods of the Metropolis: Negro Religious Cults of the Urban North (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1944), 4151. If this is not an insult to the illustrious history of a nation there can never be one given. Moorish Science Temple of America is a part of the Indiginous Nation Moorish American Republic all of this nationals are . Citizen of the USA was a phrase emblazed on the Moorish identity cards issued to dues-paying members of the Moorish Science Temple of America. An article syndicated by the Associated Press states that the Temple has disavowed any affiliation with those responsible, calling them "radical and subversive fringe groups" and also states that "Moorish leaders are looking into legal remedies." 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. In April of 2011, Ali was cited by a 203, 207. 22 Azeem Hopkins-Bey, What is Our Free National Name?, Operation Proclamation, March 11, 2013, http://operationproclamation.org/subject-of-exposition-free-national-name.html. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. THE MOORISH SUPREME COURT, et al., Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, et al., Defendants/Appellees. Indeed, El-Amin is one of the more prom inent and prolific sovereign Moorish theorists. Not all Moors will agree about being druids or about the particular reading of pickaninny, or the meaning of the presence of the Moor's head on the pope's coat of arms, but all Moors, I submit, will agree that our concepts are wrong, as a whole, that the confusion of the present ageto which the prophet Noble Drew Ali came with the mission of correcting, of uplifting a nation by teaching them how to thinkis rooted largely in the terms used and misused, applied and misapplied to themselves, others, and the wider society. "[33][34], The death of Drew Ali brought out a number of candidates to succeed him. Building Moorish-American businesses was part of their program, and in that was similar to Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League and the later Nation of Islam. [65], Some "Moorish" activists have practiced hostile possession of properties, citing "reparations" as a justification for their actions, even though their victims included other Black Americans. 15 Drew Ali, Political Slavery, Moorish Guide, February 15, 1929, Moorish Science Temple Papers, 19261967 (box 1, folder 5), Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library, New York City. [56] Moorish sovereign citizens, who consider that black people constitute an elite class within American society,[56] are in the paradoxical situation of using an ideology which originated in a white supremacist environment.[57]. You can't try me unless you send me to a national level court.". [21] Drew Ali and his followers migrated, while planting congregations in Philadelphia; Washington, D.C., and Detroit. Perkins cites "Standard Certificate of Death No. A man who declared himself a "sovereign citizen" as a result of his "Moorish" heritage is in fact not a sovereign citizen who is exempt from taxes, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in a Friday opinion that delved into the history of the Moorish-American movement that has been the source of "difficult litigation." "Mystery of the Moorish Science Temple: Southern Blacks and American Alternative Spirituality in 1920s Chicago". With the support of several temples each, Mealy El and Givens El both went on to lead separate factions of the Moorish Science Temple. tue of their alleged Moorish origin. ARTICLE VII Ali put together elements of major traditions to develop a message of personal transformation through historical education, racial pride and spiritual uplift. He claimed that Islam and its teachings are more beneficial to their earthly salvation, and that their "true nature" had been "withheld" from them. Merriam Webster Dictionary 1828, moors / muurs the ab original and indigenous natural peoples, and true inheritors of the lands (territories), central america, south america, and the adjoining islands. 88 Wessinger, How the Millennium Comes Violently, 160. It doesn't stand alone. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. [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. Hostname: page-component-7fc98996b9-g9qcd The founding of the Nation of Islam by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930 also created competition for members. Most of them are African Americans who belong to the Moorish Science Temple of America (MSTA) and claim to be descendants of the Moors of northern Africa, though they are not; Moors are of mixed Berber and Arab descent rather than being African American in the usual sense of being descended from black Africans. The Moorish nation of 150,000,000 of the U.S.A., shall not be destroyed for lack of truth and knowledge of the law and constitution of the MOORS. [55] The number of Moorish sovereign citizens is uncertain but possibly ranges between 3,000 and 6,000 organized mostly in small groups of several dozen. to publish public notices on this page contact vizier for public records [email protected] moroccan empire national flag Pan American Conference Havana Cuba 1928 International Law United States and Maryland Cause C08 In Ross Brann's article \"The Moors?\" he considers the meaning and significance of Moorish identity in literary works, film, and scholarship. [47] They never found any evidence of any connection or much sympathy of the temple's members for Japan. (1997). [70], In 2016, Washitaw Nation affiliate Gavin Eugene Long ambushed six police officers and killed three of them in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. You know why? The brave Moorish American Quinn Khabir El on the photo above being UNLAWFULLY Detained. [A]lthough Bey argues that removal [from state to federal court] is proper because he is a Moor-American National, such arguments have been consistently rejected by federal courts, and this Court finds Bey's argument without merit. "Moorish Science Temple of America", in, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 21:46. In his A Warning from the Prophet in 1928, he calls upon all nationsall racesto help him in his project of uplifting his own Moors: So, I, the Prophet, am hereby calling aloud with a Divine plea to all true American citizens to help me to remove this great sin which has been committed and is being practiced by my people in the United States of America, because they know it is not the true and Divine way and without understanding they have fallen from the true light into utter darkness of sin, and there is not a nation on earth today that will recognize them socially, religiously, politically or economically, etc. "A Sudanese Missionary to the United States". [22] The following year he officially registered Temple No. [5], The Moorish Science Temple of America was incorporated under the Illinois Religious Corporation Act 805 ILCS 110. Moorish Americans are not exempt from laws that require driver's licenses, license plates, and vehicle registration. Has data issue: true The 11 suspects arrested at the Wakefield standoff will appear in court in Woburn on Tuesday, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan told WBUR. [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. By late morning, Massachusetts State Police had lifted the shelter-in-place order and reopened the interstate. 489, 198 A. That was before President Joe Biden decided he unilaterally can forgive . (p. 335) says that "The Moorish Science Temple of America has always denied such a connection. The founders must have really loved Morocco so much to carve out a very specific exception in a treaty written in 1786 that would tie in a law that didn't exist until 1791. 4 Robert Cover, "The Supreme Court, 1982 Term - Foreword: Nomos and Narrative," Harvard Law Review 97, no. 75 Amen A. El, The Passion and Resurrection of the Moorish Hiram: Or the Metaphysical Subjugation and Posthumous Emancipation of the So-Called Black Race (Bloomington: Authorhouse Publishing, 2007). 695. [17], They added the suffixes Bey or El to their surnames, to signify Moorish heritage as well as their taking on the new life as Moorish Americans. [25] By 1928, members of the Moorish Science Temple of America had obtained some respectability within Chicago and Illinois, as they were featured prominently and favorably in the pages of The Chicago Defender, an African-American newspaper, and conspicuously collaborated with African American politician and businessman Daniel Jackson.[26]. A website for the Moorish National Republic Federal Government, the group accused of taking over Washington homes, was registered in late 2018. when the Romans invaded North Africa. save, bookmark and check back daily for updates for this public announcement page for moorish nationality, liens, land claims, lawsuits, violent Ablion banishment notices. In the traditions he founded, male members of the Temple wear a fez or turban as head covering; women wear a turban. The religious and civil rights organization, which was founded in the early 1900s, says that the defendants are twisting their religious teachings to serve their own interests. Two Moorish Americans who claim to be sovereign citizens of a fictitious North African empire were scheduled to make their first appearance in front of Judge Monise Brown for several. Or are those of us who are ultimately defrauded just now more susceptible to the guiles and brilliance of successful frauds? Comm. Do you drive? Contrary to Defendant's assertions, his purported status as a Moorish-American citizen does not enable him to violate state laws without consequence. That's a pretty common theme in their legal rantings - like the supposed Congressional repeal of the 14th amendment on a specific day (which was, in fact, just one good ol' boy from Louisiana whining about Loving v. Virginia in a speech preserved by the Congressional Record). Photo: Moorish American movement Rabat - Two defendants in a Friday court case in the Charles County circuit court in Maryland objected to most questions from a judge as part of their. 8 (2014): 23. DONATIONS:PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=T4Y47U3246CE6Cash App: https://cash.app/$Kspray175#SOVEREIGN#SOVEREIGNCITIZEN#SOVCIT#SOVEREIGNCITIZENS#MOORISHAMERICAN#RISEOFTHEMOORS #CanaanlandMoors#SOVCIT #SOVEREIGN #MOROCCO#ARRESTED #MOORISHAMERICANSOVEREIGNCITIZEN #MOORISHAMERICANSOVEREIGN #TRUTHSCIENCE#TRUTHSCIENCE151 (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2013), 197. [55] Various groups and individuals identifying as Moorish sovereign citizens have used the unorthodox "quantum grammar" created by David Wynn Miller. 3 Michael Barkun, one of the few scholars to address the sovereign citizen phenomenon, writes of the common ideology that unites sovereigns into a movement: even though there is no organizational framework linking sovereign citizens, there is sufficient commonality in their beliefs so that they form a distinctive population. Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America, 2nd ed. "[27] With the growth in its population and membership, Chicago was established as the center of the movement. sumus de sanktam unum. However, the governors of the Moorish Science Temple of America declared Charles Kirkman Bey to be the successor to Drew Ali and named him Grand Advisor.[36]. 30 Elijah N. Pleasant-Bey, The Divine Constitution of Moorish America (defined), n.d., http://moorishamericangov.org/TheDivineConstitutionExplained.pdf. After some difficulties, Ali moved to Chicago, establishing a center there, as well as temples in other major cities. According to Ali, this area included other countries that today surround Morocco. [15] In the inter-war years in Chicago and other major cities, he used these concepts to preach racial pride and uplift. 128 to move his case to federal court, declaring that his argument that he is a "Moor" not subject to Massachusetts criminal law is bunk, or in legal terms, "frivolous." Noble Drew Ali had several wives. 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. Stroud is a white sovereign who also relies on the fourth edition of Black's Law Dictionary alongside the Random House Webster's College Dictionary. [53], On July 15, 2019, Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney, as part of a diversity program, proclaimed July 15 to be "Morocco Day". In these he wrote: The fallen sons and daughters of the Asiatic Nation of North America need to learn to love instead of hate; and to know of their higher self and lower self. 28 Sharif A. Bey, The Blueprint: Moorish Musings on Noble Drew Ali's Divine Plan of the Age (DeWitt: Ali's Men Publishing, n.d.) (This source is not paginated.). (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. One Moor told The Chicago Defender, "The Prophet was not ill; his work was done and he laid his head upon the lap of one of his followers and passed out. 10 The vision of vine and fig tree is from Drew Ali's Holy Koran. )[15], Drew Ali crafted Moorish Science from a variety of sources, a "network of alternative spiritualities that focused on the power of the individual to bring about personal transformation through mystical knowledge of the divine within". An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. [24] It was reportedly studied and watched by the Chicago police. 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. Create your eSignature and click Ok. Press Done. 29 Connally-Bey reprints C. M. Bey's Zodiac Constitution. A full text of C. M. Bey's version is available at http://moorishdirectory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Zodiac-Constitution-by-CM-Bey.pdf. (715 ILCS 5/) The original Moorish Charter of the HONOBLE Noble Drew Ali And Title to HIS Vast Estate Express Trust: Form 1099 .