''The Final Call'' () is a

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published in

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. It was founded in 1979 by Minister

Louis Farrakhan Louis Farrakhan (; born Louis Eugene Walcott, May 11, 1933) is an American religious leader, Black supremacy, black supremacist, Racism, anti-white and Antisemitism, antisemitic Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theorist, and former singer who hea ...

and serves as the official newspaper of the Nation of Islam. 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 Elijah Muhammad (born Elijah Robert Poole; October 7, 1897 – February 25, 1975) was an African American religious leader, black separatist, and self-proclaimed Messenger of Allah, who led the Nation of Islam (NOI) from 1934 until his deat ...

in the 1930s. This small newspaper evolved into '' Muhammad Speaks'' in the 1960s and attracted a circulation of 900,000 per week, with monthly circulation of 2.5 million.

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 Nation of Islam. The current editor-in-chief is Richard B. Muhammad. The newspaper has been criticized as anti-White,

homophobic Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred or antipathy, m ...

and antisemitic by the

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and the Anti-Defamation League. Farrakhan has denied these characterizations.

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