Links + Resources
"Letter from Mecca"
[http://speakingoffaith.org/programs/servingallah/letterfrommecca.shtml]
In his April 1964 "Letter from Mecca," Malcolm X describes his profound change of heart about the nature of Islam and the problem of racism in the United States after his pilgrimage to Mecca.
Letter to Elijah Muhammad from Malcolm X
[http://speakingoffaith.org/programs/2004/02/26_progressiveislam/malcolmx.shtml]
As part of the program, "Progressive Islam in America," Speaking of Faith featured a photographed copy and a transcription of a letter Malcolm X wrote to Elijah Muhammad after his departure from the Nation of Islam.
Sacrifice and Reconciliation
[http://speakingoffaith.org/programs/2004/05/27_memorialday/index.shtml]
A Speaking of Faith program that focuses on the legacy of four World War II chaplains Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish who went down together with their torpedoed ship in 1943. Interviews with David Fox-Benton, nephew of one of the chaplains, and poet and Vietnam War veteran Bruce Weigl.
A Brief History of the United States
Chaplain Corps
[http://www.usachcs.army.mil/HISTORY/Brief/TitlePage.htm]
The U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School in Fort Jackson, South Carolina provides a readable overview of the origin and role the chaplaincy has played in America's history, complemented with photographs.
The Hajj: Islam's Journey of Faith
[http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/hajj/]
A feature by the television network CNN that presents video images, transcripts of interviews with leading Islamic voices, and resources for further exporation on the Web.