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>> allahu akbar thank you for what i gained. wait a minute. slow down. slow down. remember me. let's give god his glory. [ chanting ] >> clearly having a shared faith has helped bind this family together. now, back at home, kareem is trying to rebuild his own bonds with his mother, a christian who may never accept his commitment to islam. >> that's when you took me to the christmas party. >> i remember that. >> do you feel disappointed at all? i mean, you say that jesus is your rock. >> yeah. >> yet your son has chosen someone else as his rock. >> well, what parent wants their child to convert...

[ chanting ] it's friday afternoon and prayers are just beginning at the local mosque. kareem, fresh out of prison, is attending his very first service on the outside. his former prison chaplain ismael leads services here. >> islam asked you to examine what is in you, to know who you are. look into your own heart. why is your heart filled with hate and anger? >> kareem is now surrounded by a new community, one that follows the very same principles he's worked so hard to learn and live by. >> we need each other. no man can live alone by himself. all of you are brothers to each other. may we p...

>> when it's fitness, i got a partner. >> that's what i mean. i need that. >> it seems the new brotherhood is forming fast. >> when you turn your life and heart around, the sky's the limit. the brother is next. it's his time to shine. we're more than confident it's going to be beautiful. brother kareem, and it's no dream. >> islam gives their life meaning and their life meaning is that mission to uplift others. it's about raising people up, making them better, making them better people. >> so this was the first time you've been in a mosque outside of prison at all. >> right. >> how was it? >> ...

Faces more discrimination than just about any other demographic. and yet african american women are one of the largest groups in america converting to islam. in today's conflicted world, what would propel a woman to make that choice? >> when i got my call to islam, it was not a hard call to answer. more renewable and clean energy resources because there are limits to the amount of fossil fuels that we can burn. since 1925, we have depended on diesel generators, burning approximately a million gallons of diesel fuel a year. our mission is to make off-shore wind one of the principle new sources ...

>> when elijah mohammed died in 1975, his son redirected the movement. instead of black supremacy, he embraced the more inclusive ideas of mainstream islam, and hundreds of thousands of followed him. >> we thank all mighty god for allowing us to be here amongst one another again and to give praise and glorification unto him. >> 47-year-old mahaj is an imman, a religious leader who presides over worship. >> don't fall into the negative ideas. be industrial. be a productive and enlightened part of this society. >> he prides himself on his role in the community and his place as a black muslim in ...