Moorish Science Temple

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation MSTA
gptkbp:controversy legal disputes over name and leadership
succession disputes after Noble Drew Ali's death
gptkbp:coreBelief Islamic influences
Moorish identity for African Americans
rejection of 'Negro' as a racial identity
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Noble_Drew_Ali
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:Newark,_New_Jersey
1913
gptkbp:hasBranch various cities in the United States
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Moorish Science Temple
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Nation_of_Islam
Black Muslim movement
gptkbp:legalStatus incorporated religious organization in the United States
gptkbp:mainLine The Holy Koran of the Moorish Science Temple of America
gptkbp:membership primarily African Americans
gptkbp:notableEvent Death of Noble Drew Ali in 1929
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Noble_Drew_Ali
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Moorish_Science_Temple_of_America
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn January 8 (Noble Drew Ali's birthday)
March 17 (Moorish New Year)
October 15 (Holy Day of the Moorish Science Temple of America)
gptkbp:publishedIn The Moorish Guide
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Nation_of_Islam
Black nationalist movements
African American Islam
Moorish American community
gptkbp:religion Moorish Science
gptkbp:rituals gptkb:prayer
meetings
study of the Holy Koran of the Moorish Science Temple of America
gptkbp:separates Moorish Divine National Movement
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:butter
gptkb:flag
five-pointed star
red fez
gptkbp:teaches civic engagement
self-empowerment
spiritual upliftment
African Americans are descendants of the ancient Moabites
African Americans are Moors
African Americans should identify as Moorish Americans
African Americans should reject the term 'Black' or 'Negro'
gptkbp:website https://moorishsciencetempleofamerica.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Islam_(syncretic)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7