The world commemorates the 59th anniversary of the assassination of the famous African American preacher Malcolm X.
These days mark the 59th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X, one of the most famous Islamic preachers in the United States and a human rights activist.
Malcolm, who was not yet forty years old at the time, was assassinated on February 21, 1965, by gunfire, while he was giving his last sermon on a podium at the Audubon Theater in New York.
Mystery still surrounds the assassination of the American preacher to this day. In 2022, the American police arrested some of those accused of his assassination who belonged to the “Nation of Islam” group.
After joining the Nation of Islam while in prison in the late 1940s, Malcolm X announced his separation from the group in 1964, due to what he described as its “strict teachings.”
Malcolm's decision sparked a sharp dispute between him and the group, which reached its peak on February 14, 1965, when a bomb was thrown at his house.
He said at the time that the attack was coordinated “on the orders of Elijah Muhammad,” the leader of the Nation of Islam. Which led to escalation of tensions between him and the group.
Who is Malcolm
Malcolm was born in 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, to African-American parents. His family later moved to live in Lansing, the capital of Michigan.
In his memoirs, Malcolm talked about the incident of white Americans burning down their home in Lansing when he was a young child. He miraculously escaped death with his mother and siblings, while his father died.
His suffering increased when his mother was placed in a mental hospital, due to her psychological breakdown as a result of her husband’s assassination, the difficulty of caring for 8 orphans in miserable economic conditions, and a white racist with a dark face and helpless hands.
While serving his prison sentence, Malcolm Through the group, he learned about Islam and its teachings.
Thanks to his excellent oratory ability and excellent English, he rose within the ranks of the organization until he became its spokesman for more than 10 years.
It took some time for his fame to reach the Islamic world, and he became an important figure in Islamic circles.
In 1964, Malcolm
In one of his last speeches, delivered a few days before his death, he said: “I must correct my position, which is clear. I am not a racist in any way. I do not believe in any form of racism. I do not believe in any form of discrimination or segregation.” "I believe in Islam. I am a Muslim. There is nothing wrong with being a Muslim, and there is nothing wrong with the religion of Islam. It only teaches us to believe in God as God."
4 new American-British raids on Hodeidah and the Houthis threaten to escalate
The United States and Britain launched 4 new raids on Yemeni Hodeidah. While the Houthi group vowed to escalate attacks in the Red Sea, announcing the targeting of 48 ships since the start of the war on Gaza.
The Houthi group said on Thursday that the United States and Britain launched 4 new raids on Hodeidah Governorate, western Yemen.
In brief breaking news, the Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah satellite channel reported that "the American-British aggression targeted the Al-Jabbana area, west of Hodeidah, with four raids."
She added that "the flights of military and spy aircraft continue over the governorate's airspace," without providing further details. There was no comment from Washington or London regarding these raids until 14:50 GMT.
The Al-Jabbana area includes one of the Houthi camps, according to Yemeni media.
Yesterday, Wednesday, the Houthi group announced, in separate statements, that Hodeidah Governorate had been subjected to 11 American-British raids.
Hodeidah is one of the most important Yemeni governorates as it contains three vital ports, in addition to having a long coastal strip.
Al-Houthi responds and threatens
In a televised speech broadcast by the group's Al-Masirah channel, Al-Houthi announced the targeting of 48 ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since the start of the war on Gaza on October 7, 2023.
He said: "We have targeted 48 ships (Israeli, American, and British) in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, since the start of the aggression against Gaza, which is an important number despite the enemy reducing their movement (the ships), camouflaging it, and withholding information about them."
He added, "Our operations in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Bab al-Mandab will continue, and we seek to escalate them."
There was no immediate comment from the American or British side regarding the Houthi leader's statements until 14:30 (UTG).
The Houthi leader revealed that his group "introduced submarine weapons" into its operations in the Red and Arab Seas, considering this "a worrying matter for the enemy."
Regarding the operations targeting Israel, he said: “We have launched 183 missiles and drones at Israeli targets in the occupied Palestinian territories since the start of the aggression against the Gaza Strip.”
Al-Houthi accused the United States of "providing the greatest cover to starve the Palestinian people in Gaza, until it has reached a scandalous and embarrassing level for Western countries and institutions."
In "solidarity with the Gaza Strip", which is facing a devastating Israeli war with American support, the Houthis target, with missiles and drones, Israeli cargo ships or those linked to them in the Red Sea, determined to continue their operations until the end of the war on the Strip.
With the intervention of Washington and London and the tension taking a noticeably escalatory turn last January, Al-Houthi announced that it now considered all American and British ships among its military targets.