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The 73-year-old [LOUIS FARRAKHAN] was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1991 and in 2000 underwent a surgical procedure that implanted radiated 'seeds' rather than traditional radiation treatments. In a Sept. 11 letter to NOI members and supporters, published in the group's Final Call newspaper, Farrakhan said the implanted seeds "indeed killed the cancer cells that had broken the prostate capsule." But, he added, "over time, these seeds have done severe internal damage."
Farrakhan's withdrawal from all NOI business has sparked much speculation about the group's future should he die. Many analysts doubt the group would survive Farrakhan's absence.Members of the NOI murdered [Malcolm X] in 1965 and sectarian violence scarred much of the black nationalist community. Many analysts wrongly predicted that Malcolm's assassination would also kill the NOI. Farrakhan eventually got Malcolm's job as head of the group's Harlem Mosque and as [Elijah Muhammad]'s representative.See the full content of this document
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Farrakhan Steps Back
MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN failed to deliver the keynote address at the 11th anniversary celebration of the 1995 Million Man March. Complications from cancer treatments forced the Nation of Islam (NOI) leader to cancel the first major addres...
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