Ashahed M. Muhammad pictured here with the author of "The Spook Who Sat By the Door" Sam Greenlee in Chicago, IL on Jan. 27th 2009. Mr. Greenlee had just finished a book signing, viewing and discussion of the movie. Many consider the film among the most influential Black films of the 70s, and the book is considered a classic.  
At 78 years old, Mr. Greenlee still has a sharp mind and words of wisdom for the next generation of Black filmmakers and book writers. 

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Ashahed M. Muhammad pictured here with the author and leading Afrocentric scholar and educator Chike Akua outside of the FCN Administration building in Chicago, IL.  Akua is on the cutting edge of new and creative strategies aimed at improving the educational achievement of Black children.  

Check him out  online at www.ReadingRevolution.org

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TEI Director Ashahed M. Muhammad pictured here with word warrior NYOIL right after the forum "Poor Righteous Teachers: The Influence of Islam on Hip Hop." NYOIL was a panelist and Mr. Muhammad moderated the forum, which was attended by over 600 people at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois on Feb.28th 2009.  NYOIL is a good brother. 
Check him out online at  www.nyoil.com.

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Ashahed M. Muhammad pictured here with political scientist and   author Norman G. Finkelstein following a January 8th  forum at the University of Chicago on the situation in Gaza.   He is the author of several very important books challenging what he refers to as "The Holocaust Industry" and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

 Despite being the son of holocaust survivors, Mr. Finkelstein  is branded an anti-Semite and accused of being anti-Israel because he dares to criticize the policies of the Israeli government and their apologists who form the muscular Israeli lobby here in America.  

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TEI Director Ashahed M. Muhammad interviewing his mentor, Theologian Jabril Muhammad on March 1st at the Nation of Islam's Saviours' Day 2009 Convention. Minister Jabril is experiencing a condition called Aphasia after suffering a heart attack and a stroke in 2007. He was attending his first Saviours' Day in several years. 

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Ashahed M. Muhammad pictured here with journalist and political commentator Jeff Johnson outside of The National House of the Nation of Islam in Chicago, IL just following his interview with Minister Farrakhan on the subject of Barack Obama's presidency.  Portions of the interview aired on BET during their inauguration coverage on January 20th  2009.

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Ashahed M. Muhammad pictured here with Imam Siraj Wahhaj, Amir of the Muslim Alliance in North America and (left) his deputy Amir Talib Abdur-Rashid following the Janazah for the late Imam W.D. Mohammed. 

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Ashahed M. Muhammad pictured here with leading Islamic scholar Imam Zaid Shakir of the Zaytuna Institute immediately following an interview with him at the Islamic Society of North America's national convention.

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