Siraj Wahhaj/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Siraj Wahhaj.

U.S.-born citizen who was first a Baptist and then in the Nation of Islam; Imam, Masjid al-Taqwa mosque in Brooklyn, New York City; Amir (leader) of the Diwan (leadership council), Muslim Alliance in North America; first Muslim cleric to give an invocation to the U.S. House of Representatives; described as unindicted co-conspirator in terrorism trial and was a character witness for defendants; called 1998 bombings of U.S. Embassies in Africa illicit