Khalil Abdulkhabir photographs of the Dar-ul-Islam movement
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The Khalil Abdulkhabir photographs of the Dar-ul-Islam movement collection comprises sixteen digital photographic images taken by Khalil Abdulkhabir documenting the activities of Brooklyn's Dar-ul-Islam community in the 1970s. The Dar-ul-Islam, known as "the Dar", was one of the first and most significant grassroots movements established by African-American Sunni Muslims in America. The Brooklyn Dar community was focused around the Yasin Mosque, at 52 Herkimer Place in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
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This Khalil Abdulkhabir photographs of the Dar-ul-Islam movement collection comprises sixteen digital photographs, primarily black and white, of Dar-ul-Islam activities, taken by Khalil Abdulkhabir between 1972 and 1977. The Dar-ul-Islam, known as "the Dar", was one of the first and most significant grassroots movements established by African-American Sunni Muslims in America. The Bedford-Stuyvesant Dar community was focused around the Yasin Mosque, at 52 Herkimer Place. The photographer, Khalil Abdulkhabir, discovered photography during his work with Youth in Action, an anti-poverty program in Brooklyn, NY. He devoted his time to photography projects designed to educate and motivate youth in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. Abdulkhabir and his wife Tunura raised seven children in the Dar and he currently resides in Syracuse, NY.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish or reproduce must be secured from Brooklyn Historical Society.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Khalil Abdulkhabir photographs of the Dar-ul-Islam movement, 2020.002, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Kamila Barbour, daughter of Khalil Abdulkhabir, 2020.
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Item-level description and images are available for searching via PastPerfect Online.
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The photographs in digital format were donated by the photographer's daughter in no particular order by subject, date, or location. Digital files were given matching object identification numbers and are stored on a networked server.
