''The Final Call'' () is a newspaper published in Chicago. It was founded in 1979 by Minister Louis Farrakhan and serves as the official newspaper of the

Nation of Islam The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious and political organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930. A black nationalist organization, the NOI focuses its attention on the African diaspora, especially on African ...

. The magazine acts as the group's tool to spread their agenda, goals and view of world events and natural disasters.

History

The original newspaper of The Nation of Islam was called ''The Final Call to Islam'' and was published by Nation of Islam Leader Messenger Elijah Muhammad in the 1930s. This small newspaper evolved into ''

Muhammad Speaks ''Muhammad Speaks'' was one of the most widely read newspapers ever produced by an African-American organization. It was the official newspaper of the Nation of Islam from 1960 to 1975, founded by a group of Elijah Muhammad's ministers, includi ...

'' in the 1960s and attracted a circulation of 900,000 per week, with monthly circulation of 2.5 million. Louis Farrakhan later began to publish ''The Final Call'', which follows the traditions of the older ''Muhammad Speaks'' newspaper with national and international news and coverage of political issues and is the official communications media of the

. The current editor-in-chief is Richard B. Muhammad.

Reception

The newspaper has been criticized as anti-White, homophobic and

antisemitic Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is considered to be a form of racism. Antis ...

by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the

Anti-Defamation League The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), formerly known as the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, is an international Jewish non-governmental organization based in the United States specializing in civil rights law. It was founded in late Septe ...

. Farrakhan has denied these characterizations.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Final Call, The Louis Farrakhan Final Call Newspapers published in Chicago Newspapers established in 1979 Antisemitism in the United States 1979 establishments in Illinois African-American newspapers ja:FINAL CALL