the nation of apalachee moorish americans inc. petition for recognition

7/30/2019 The Nation of Apalachee Moorish Americans Inc. Petition for Recognition

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THE NATION OF MOORISH AMERICAN, INC.

Pr es i dent

Minister Louis Bey

pftl"l"IOJ1 FOR RECOGIfiT1OJ1AS A IIEIIBER MATI0H OF TIlE OH1TBD MATI011S

Shai kh Abdul l ah AL, Har keem AL, Ami n- Bey, ( her ei naf t er known as

" Mi ni st er Loui s Bey" ) t o r espect f ul l y pet i t i on t hi s Honor abl e and

Di st i ngui shed Body f or r ecoqni t i on as a Member Nat i on of t he

Uni t ed Nat i ons, i n suppor t t her eof we of f er t he f ol l owi ng:

1. The Nat i on of Moor i sh- Amer i cans was i ncor por at ed under t he

Laws o f t he Di s t r i c t o f Co l umbi a , i n 19~5, a s a bo dy po l i t i c

j oi ned t oget her f or t he pur po s e of pr o mot i ng t he mut ual s af et y

and advant age by t hei r j o i nt ef f or t of t he peopl e t hr oughou~

Nor t h Amer i ca Moor i s h decent . ( See Exhi bi t 1 & 2) .

has accept ed t he i mmedi at e mi s si on of uni t i ng 40 mi l l i on pl us

i ndi genous peopl e of Nor t h Amer i ca under t he Mor occan Banner wi t h

t he Ul t i mat e goal of est abl i shi ng a uni ver sal body under t he

t eachi ngs of I s l am. ( See Exhi bi t J ) .

3J We have t wo ( 2) t r eat i es wi t h Amer i ca, whi ch we want t o

pur sue: 1) Mor occan/ Amer i can Fr i endshi p Tr eat y of 1408, whi ch

r at i f i ed i n 1787 and r ecogni Zed as pr ot ect i ng t he Moor s as


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subj ect s of Mor occo ( agai n r at i f i ed 1987) ; and 2) t he Tr eat y on

t he Land pur chase cal l ed t he Loui s i ana Pur chase whi ch was

r at i f i ed i nt o l aw as a t r eat y by t he u . s . Senat e i n 1762. ( See

Exhi bi t s 4 , 51.

4 J A l andmar k case i n whi ch a pet i t i on was f i l ed wi t h t he Houseof Repr esent at i ves i n 1779- 1790, enabl ed f r ee Moor s t o avoi d t he

st at us of negr o and t o be r ecogni zed as an al l i ance of Amer i cans.

( See Exhi bi t 6) .

5. We ar e f i l i ng t hi s pet i t i on wi t h t he Uni t ed Nat i ons as

i ndi genous peopl e of Amer i ca t hat have been depr i ved of t hei r

r i qht f ul l egacy t o t he t hi r t een st at es of Amer i ca t hat byst i pul at i on bet ween Thomas J ef f er son and Napol eon, at t he

concl us i on of t he spani sh Amer i can War , r esul t ed i n what i s known

a " t he L oui s i a na Pur c ha s e. " ( Ref er t o Exhi bi t 5) .

6. At t hi s poi nt i n t i me, r epr esent at ~ves of t he Moor i sh-

Amer i can communi t y wi s h t o be r ecogni zed, and be of f i ci al l y

i ncl uded i nt o t he f ami l y of nat i ons, wi t hi n t he i nt er nat i onalf ami l y wheel , wi t h mut ual benef i t s , f or t he gener al good of al l .

I n t he openi ng r emar ks of t hi s pet i t i on, we seek t o open a wi ndow

t o t he Musl i m Wor l d, wher ei n, can be seen as a wake- up cal l t o

t he Musl i m Wor l d. Sur el y, cur r ent event s of t oday, make t he

po i nt expl i c i t l y c l ear t ha t : " T he di Vi di ng o f I s l a m, i nt o s ec t s ,

ha s pr o ven t o be Ba nef ul , ha vi ng no pa r t , i n t he s p i r i t , a ndwi l l , i n ALLAH. "

,

We ar e mi ndf ul of , and wel come, al l of t he new pr obl ems t hat


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subj ect s of Mor occo ( agai n r at i f i ed 1987) ; and 2) t he Tr eat y on

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r a t i f i ed i nt o l a w a s a t r eat y by t he U. S. Sena t e i n 1762. ( See

Exhi bi t s 4 & 5~.

4 J A l andmar k case i n whi ch a pet i t i on was f i l ed wi t h t he Houseof Repr esent at i ves i n 1779- 1790, enabl ed f r ee Moor s t o avoi d t he

st at us of neqr o and t o be r ecogni zed as an al l i ance of Amer i cans.

( See Exhi bi t 6) .

5. We ar e f i l i ng t hi s pet i t i on wi t h t he Uni t ed Nat i ons as

i ndi genous peopl e of Amer i ca t hat have been depr i ved of t hei r

r i qht f ul l eqacy t o t he t hi r t een st at es of Amer i ca t hat byst i pul at i on bet ween Thomas J ef f er son and Napol eon, at t he

concl us i on of t he spani sh Amer i can War , r esul t ed i n what i s known

a " t he L oui s i a na Pur c ha s e. " ( Ref er t o Exhi bi t 5) .

6. At t hi s poi nt i n t i me, r epr esent at ~ves of t he Moor i sh-

Amer i can communi t y wi s h t o be r ecogni zed, and be of f i ci al l y

i ncl uded i nt o t he f ami l y of nat i ons, wi t hi n t he i nt er nat i onalf ami l y wheel , wi t h mut ual benef i t s , f or t he gener al good of al l .

I n t he openi ng r emar ks of t hi s pet i t i on, we seek t o open a wi ndow

t o t he Musl i m Wor l d, wher ei n, can be seen as a wake- up cal l t o

t he Musl i m Wor l d. Sur el y, cur r ent event s of t oday, make t he

po i nt expl i c i t l y c l ear t ha t : " T he di Vi di ng o f I s l a m, i nt o s ec t s ,

ha s pr o ven t o be Ba nef Ul , ha vi ng no pa r t , i n t he s p i r i t , a ndwi l l , i n ALLAH. "

7.),

We ar e mi ndf Ul of , and wel come, al l of t he new pr obl ems t hat


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of 1800 A. D~, J i m Cr ow, or 1868, t he Four t eent h Amendment , as

s ubj ect s of Amer i ca.

8. Because of t he Tr eat y of Fr i endshi p and Amnest y of 1787,

Ar t i cl e 21, t hat Geor ge washi nqt on made wi t h t he Emper or ofMor occo, Moor s wer e t o be t r eat ed as equal s under t he Uni t ed

st at es Const i t ut i on. The l aws of t he Uni t ed st at es, i n gener al ,

and i t s Tr eat i es, whi ch ar e made or whi ch shal l be made under

t hei r aut hor i t y of t he peopl e, have cont r o l l i ng i mpact upon al l

cases af f ect i ng ambass ador s, ot her publ i c mi ni st er s, and

consu1ar s , andis,

a nd s h al l be, t he Supr eme L aw o f t he l a nd; t hej Udges i n ev er y s t at e s hal l be bound t her eby; and anyt hi ng i n t he

const i t ut i on or t he l aws of any st at e t o t he cont r ar y,

not wi t hst andi ng.

WHEREFORE, i n consi der at i on of al l t he above, t he Nat i on of

Mo or i s h Al l er i c a ns , I nc . pr a y t ha t a n a udi enc e i s pr o vi ded us s o

t ha t we y pr es ent o ur c a s e t o t hi s enl i ght ened bo dy.

Shai kh Abdul l ah AL, Har keem AL, Ami n- BeyMi ni st er , Moor i sh- Amer i cans, I nc.5400 7t h St r eet NW, Apt . 4Was hi ngt on, DC 20011( 202) 726- 4231

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