WI Malcom X Had Lived?

By he time of his assassination in February 1965 Malcom had found himself, politically speaking, in a real pickle. By leaving the Nation of Islam the previous year he had made himself unacceptable to the more radical elements of the civil rights movement. At the same time, because he had been
so critical in the past of the moderates(especially Martin Luther King)they wanted no part of him.
As Malcom himself lamented "For Muslims, I'm too worldly; for other people, I'm too religious...
for militants, I'm too moderate, for moderates, I'm too militant."*

So if Malcom had lived, would he have managed to get out of this quandary? Or would he have
declined to total irrelevance & obscurity?

*- Quoted in Bruce Perry, MALCOM, p. 338 of the 1992, Station Hill Press paperback edition. A
good biography though marred by its author's antipathy toward his subject.
 
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A disciplined organization as an alternative to the greedy Nation of Islam and the non violent movement of Dr. King, might have proved viable.
 
I find myself imagining two possibilities, one of which strikes me as more likely than the other.

Option 1: الحاجّ مالك الشباز‎; [Haj Malik Shabaz] continues the relationship with the House of Saud that began during his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1964. Using Saudi funds, he builds an organization for the promotion of orthodox Islam in North America, fulfilling the role that, in our time line, was carried out by members of the Muslim Brotherhood. However, because his history, his fondness for incendiary rhetoric, الحاجّ مالك الشباز‎; complicates Saudi attempts to influence American politicians, policy, and institutions. Thus, we might see less in the way of US support for Saudi Arabia in the last three decades of the twentieth century.

Option 2: It does not take long for الحاجّ مالك الشباز‎; to see the corruption and hypocrisy in the upper echelons of Saudi society. He therefore refuses Saudi funding of his efforts, leading to a situation in which his organization suffers from a long series of financial crises. In the course of one of these, he violates several Federal laws, and, as a result, ends up in the Maxwell Correctional Facility in Alabama, where he meets Charles Colson.
 
He probably remains the head of Muslim Mosque, Inc., and takes it in a more orthodox Sunni direction. It's likely that he'll decline in influence in the latter half of the 60s, but funding from Muslim groups overseas will keep Muslim Mosque, Inc. afloat, and it may become a viable alternative to the NOI.
 
He probably remains the head of Muslim Mosque, Inc., and takes it in a more orthodox Sunni direction. It's likely that he'll decline in influence in the latter half of the 60s, but funding from Muslim groups overseas will keep Muslim Mosque, Inc. afloat, and it may become a viable alternative to the NOI.

I could see black musicians and actors joining the organization and funding it too. OAAU probably avoids collapsing due to his survival and continues to gain members
 
Well, the Oriental Orthodox (Armenia, Syria, the Copts and the Tewahedo) are considered different from the Eastern Orthodox
I’m aware of the differences between the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches but I have a tendency to refer to the latter as just “Orthodox”.
 
From what I've read of him, Malcom X was becoming more moderate in his views after going on pilgrimage to Mecca. One thing that I believe is that he'll probably be very vocal against the Vietnam War. Or maybe not, if someone can correct me on this.
 
I find myself imagining two possibilities, one of which strikes me as more likely than the other.

Option 1: الحاجّ مالك الشباز‎; [Haj Malik Shabaz] continues the relationship with the House of Saud that began during his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1964. Using Saudi funds, he builds an organization for the promotion of orthodox Islam in North America, fulfilling the role that, in our time line, was carried out by members of the Muslim Brotherhood. However, because his history, his fondness for incendiary rhetoric, الحاجّ مالك الشباز‎; complicates Saudi attempts to influence American politicians, policy, and institutions. Thus, we might see less in the way of US support for Saudi Arabia in the last three decades of the twentieth century.

Option 2: It does not take long for الحاجّ مالك الشباز‎; to see the corruption and hypocrisy in the upper echelons of Saudi society. He therefore refuses Saudi funding of his efforts, leading to a situation in which his organization suffers from a long series of financial crises. In the course of one of these, he violates several Federal laws, and, as a result, ends up in the Maxwell Correctional Facility in Alabama, where he meets Charles Colson.

I suppose that the KSA funding a radical black Muslim preacher in the heart of Middle America might put them on the State Department's sh*t-list quicker than funding radical anti-American arab Muslim preachers in the third world has managed to do. Something tells me, though, that the response would mostly be to put Malcolm himself under increased FBI surveillance, while still treating the Saudis like a bunch of good ol' boys with just a few eccentric tendencies.
 
John Ali, an fbi informant was a strong factor in Elijah Muhammad’s dismissal of Malcolm, and in persuading the Nassar government to fight with Saudi Arabia over funding the organization of African American unity.
 
I feel like X would criticize rap for reinforcing stereotypes and the rappers not using their money wealth and platforms to influence stuff like unity and education
 
Maybe he ends up moving to somewhere like Ethiopia?

Or most anywhere in independent Africa, really. He's got some offers to work in the governments of various African states.

What are the circumstances under which he lives, though? Has he made peace with the Nation? Has he decided to flee the country in the hopes that they won't pursue him overseas?

If he's in the US, as the OP seems to suggest, I guess there's been some kind of status change between him and Elijah Mohammad.
 
From what I've read of him, Malcom X was becoming more moderate in his views after going on pilgrimage to Mecca. . .
I understand that he broadened his views about race and human solidarity because during his pilgrimage he met North Africans, Sub-Saharan Africans, Europeans, Arabs, southeast Asians, and so on and so forth.

A socialist woman told me that Malcolm moved from saying the white man is the devil to saying the economic system is the devil. Yes, Malcolm speaks in vivid language and in ways people can easily understand. I would like some confirmation that he moved, or was moving, from blaming the white race to blaming the economic system.

All the same, I would like a high trajectory Malcolm survives timeline,

For example, with the confusing stagflation around 1971, the very easy-to-understand stagflation following the 1973 oil price shock, the 1975 recession — and more broadly, the loss of manufacturing jobs and really the slow erosion of the American dream,

Malcolm's voice could be a very interesting voice, indeed! :)
 
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