The United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors
http://www.geocities.com/area51/corridor/4978/unnm.html

This one's worth a look and some web searching. In the late 60s Dwight York, calling himself Amunnnubi Rooakhptah, invented a quasi-muslim black nationalist movement based on something called the Science of Nuwaubu. He changed his name to Imaam Isa and started his Ansaar Pure Sufi ministry to the Nubians in Brooklyn.

The group became the Nubian Islaamic Hebrews in 1969, then the Jazzir Abba, then Ansaru Allah Community and Yamassee Native American Tribe and The International Egyptian Church, then The Holy Tabernacle Ministries and The United Nuwaubian Nation Of Moors and the Ancient Mystic Order of Melchizedek by which time Rooakhptah/Isa had become The Supreme Grand Master Dr. Malachi Z. York a.k.a. Dr. Malachi Z. York-El, a.k.a. Nayya Malachizodoq-El, a.k.a. Chief Black Eagle (the Nuiwaubian Moors are descendents of the Olmecs via Egypt over an ancient land bridge to Georgia).

According to another page:

The name of the Nuwaubians home is Tama-re, or the Egypt of the West. At the entrance of Tama-re there is a large sign that recognizes the Nuwaubians as a fraternity, Lodge 19 of the Ancient Mystic Order of Melchizedek. Armed guards stand at the entrance to Tama-re. Approximately 100 Nuwaubians live within 15 double-wide trailers within this complex. There are approximately another 400 more Nuwaubians within Putnam County (population 14,000). At this current complex the Nuwaubians have constructed an Egytian-style village with two pyramids, obelisks, and statues of Egyptian leaders. The two pyramids are distinct in appearance and in usage. There is a gold pyramid that serves as a trade center. Within this pyramid one can find a bookstore and a clothing store. The other pyramid is painted black with colorful Egyptian symbols painted on the outside. This structure serves as a church. Within the church, loudspeakers play Egyptian chants 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
and
There is a shared belief among most Nuwaubians in unidentified flying objects (UFOs), however this belief is not shared by all the members of the group. It is believed that Dr. Malachi York is an extraterrestrial being from the 19th galaxy, called Illyuwn. York arrived to the planet Earth on March 16, 1970. On this date, Bennett's Comet was visible. However, it is said that this was not actually a comet, it was York's spacecraft. York has prophesized that a spacecraft from the planet Illyuwn will visit Earth on May 5, 2003. The spacecraft will then take a chosen 144,000 Nuwaubians to the planet Rizq for rebirth.

The best part of the tiny, geoshittys-bound site, is The Ourstory (history) of the Holy Tabernacle Ministries!!! [Taken from The Holy Tablets Chapter 19:AL KHIDR, MURDOQ Tablet 6-Zodoq:Melchizedek Pages 1643-1648(in part)]. It's mostly an explanation for why the various clothing-related taboos and requirements of the cult changed so radically throughout the years, and why this is not an indication of the instability of the Nuwaubian doctrine.

  • ...in nineteen sixty and seven A. D... [o]ur official garb at this time was a black tunic, we called a budlah and black loose fitting pants, with a tarbush and shoes which became known as Romeos. This was the year nineteen sixty and seven A. D. Then the dress changed to African robes and the people, we called ourselves Nubians. This was the year nineteen sixty and eight and nine A. D...
  • In nineteen sixty and nine A. D... the dress changed to a more elaborate style of dashiki, a black fez and a small bone in the left ear for those who wished to wear it and a ring in the right nostril.
  • We donned black tarbushes and our symbol was simply a crescent, a six-pointed star and an ankh...
  • At this point we were wearing what had been established as the international garb of the Ansaaru Allah Community, which consisted of the thawb, dress and khimar, face veil for the female. This face veil which was not apart of the Sudanese original dress was introduced by the women of the community who mostly left immediately after and went back to wearing western attire leaving the devoted women behind veiled. I told them the day would come when his veil would have to be removed while living in the West, and it has. And the jallaabiyya, a long white garment and bantaluwn, loose fitting pants and immah, head covering for the male with an azzaba.
  • Then on into adulthood, our code of dress changed from time to time, to suit the time we were in. Our garb had mutated again in the year nineteen ninety and two A. D., to the kathnuwth, tunic and bantaluwn, loose fitting pants with a sash around the waist in various colors for the male, and the budlah nubi of the female which also consists of a tunic and bantaluwn and a shawl as a head covering of many colors.
  • The dress then changed to western attire in order to get everybody away from doing their own thing; those that truly followed the Lamb wherever he may lead them, trusted in him and wore western clothes and even listen to country western music...
  • Now you are ready to move on toward the next level, and ready to accept what I was giving you originally... So we are at the beginning again with Sufi and fezes.

Reviewed 11 January 2001
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