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From: "Maxine Driscoll" <>
Subject: [BRE] Bey name
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 07:40:18 -0800
References: <B06DDBB1CCD141D898D5D245187FA0DB@newmain>


In the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area of California, "Bey" is an infamous
name used by a large family of African Americans who are devout Muslims.
For years they ran a successful Black Muslim bakery in Oakland. The bakery
is now closed and some of the Bey family members are under suspicion of
murdering a journalist who was investigating the bakery.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Webb" <>
To: "Brethren Mailing List" <>;
<>
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 7:22 AM
Subject: [BRE] Gospel Messenger offering


> Having been a student of world history since my days in grammar school,
> and
> often recalling the phrase, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?", it was
> interesting this morning to find a reference to Henry Morton Stanley in an
> issue of the "Gospel Messenger". It was just as interesting to see where
> a
> difference was in the original article so published. The article refers
> to
> Emin Bey, which I thought was a Germanic name but which is not the case.
> His name in truth was Isaak Eduard Schnitzer. Recounting from the "Gospel
> Messenger" article:
>
>
>
> "Stanley, the great African explorer, who about a year ago started on an
> expedition to relieve Emin Bey, a German who located in Africa for the
> noble
> purpose of civilizing and bettering the condition of the wild tribes of
> that
> country, has not been heard from, if we except a rumor that he was wounded
> by the negroes, and grave fears are entertained for his safety. He has
> gained great renown as an African explorer, and it is to be hoped that he
> may yet return in safety."
>
>
>
> More can be read of Henry Morton Stanley and Emin Bey at Wikipedia. Emin
> Bey, of mention in the "Gospel Messenger", is mentioned at Wikipedia as
> Emin
> Pasha. Interesting reading!
>
>
>
> Wayne Webb
>
>
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