Research Catalog

Title

Dar-ul-Islam collection.

Author

Abdulkhabir, Khalil

Publication

[between 2010 and 2011?]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

• 29 items (.3 cubic ft.); 33 x 24 cm
• 24 photographic prints : inkjet, black and white ;
• 5 photographic prints : inkjet, color ;

Summary

• The collection depicts the African American Muslim experience through the works of the Dar-ul-Islam, primarily in Brooklyn, New York, during the early 1970s and the early 1980s, consisting of portraits of Dar-ul-Islam Movement leaders; and candid shots and views of religious services, meetings, visits by prominent figures, a day care center, schools, businesses, a lamb slaughtering ritual, street vendors, Jawalla scout activities, and group activities with law enforcement and imprisoned Muslims. The collection also includes views of the delivery of a linotype machine to the art studio of Ibrahim Ben Benu, a display for incense sticks, and reproductions of a Dar-ul-Islam pamphlet.
• Of note are portraits and views of Imam Yahya Abdul-Karim, the Imam of the Dar-ul-Islam Movement; views of worship, meetings and a wedding or nikkah at the Yasin Mosque, in Brooklyn; a press conference at Brooklyn's 74th Police Precinct to address an incident at the Yasin Mosque (ca. 1972); a meeting of the Muslim Prison Committee and corrections officers at the New York City Police Training Academy (ca. 1971); a view of a group of Muslim men sitting in a circle or Halaqah in a court building during the trial of a mosque member (ca. 1973); and a view of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm at a Dar-ul-Miska incense stand during a street festival (ca. 1972).

Subjects

• African American Muslims
• Inkjet prints > 2010-2019
• Group portraits > 2010-2019
• Portrait photographs > 2010-2019
• Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
• Islamic press > New York (State) > New York
• Muslim children > New York (State) > New York
• Muslim businesspeople > New York (State) > New York
• Muslim youth > New York (State) > New York
• Muslim women > New York (State) > New York
• Muslim boys > New York (State) > New York
• Islamic religious education > New York (State) > New York
• Islamic marriage customs and rites > New York (State) > New York
• Mosques > New York (State) > New York
• African American Muslims > Social life and customs

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 2010-2019.
• Group portraits – 2010-2019.
• Inkjet prints – 2010-2019.

Note

• Images were originally captured between 1971 and 1984, and were printed at a later date.
• All photographs are accompanied by a Dar-ul-Islam Movement History Project photo data sheet, which includes the photo identification number; description and location of the image; individuals depicted; the date the image was taken; and photographer information.
• Some of the photographs appear in a pamphlet entitled "The Dar-ul-Islam Historical Photograph Collection" which was exhibited at the Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA) Conference, First Annual Cultural and History Exhibition, held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 28-30, 2008.
• A copy of a pamphlet for the Philadelphia MANA exhibition is included, as is a postcard announcement for a photography exhibition, titled "The Dar - school and everyday lives of African American Muslims," held at The Link, in Syracuse, New York, February 18-29, 2008.
• A small set of film positives and negatives used in the offset printing process for pamphlets is included.

Terms of Use (note)

• The collection is under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

• The Dar-ul-Islam or the "The Dar" (1962-1983) was a grassroots movement developed by African American Muslims with the goal of empowering indigenous American Muslims after the death of Malcolm X. The Dar was founded to serve the Brooklyn, New York, Muslim community which consisted mostly of African Americans with some European, Latin American and immigrant Muslims. The goal of the Dar was not only to raise the status and image of its members, but to establish a fully functioning community with a place of worship, schools and governing body. Later, the Dar grew across the United States, Canada and Trinidad with over 40 branches.

Call Number

Sc Photo Dar-ul-Islam Collection

OCLC

1286854621

Author

Abdulkhabir, Khalil, photographer.

Title

Dar-ul-Islam collection.

Production

[between 2010 and 2011?]

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Terms Of Use

The collection is under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

The Dar-ul-Islam or the "The Dar" (1962-1983) was a grassroots movement developed by African American Muslims with the goal of empowering indigenous American Muslims after the death of Malcolm X. The Dar was founded to serve the Brooklyn, New York, Muslim community which consisted mostly of African Americans with some European, Latin American and immigrant Muslims. The goal of the Dar was not only to raise the status and image of its members, but to establish a fully functioning community with a place of worship, schools and governing body. Later, the Dar grew across the United States, Canada and Trinidad with over 40 branches.

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Sc Photo Dar-ul-Islam Collection