Why Did Malcolm Leave The Nation Of Islam

Malcolm publicly announced his break from the NOI in 1964. There were several reasons that prompted Malcolm to leave the Nation of Islam, apart from his interest in politics and strong criticism over the Kennedy administration; he was troubled by Muhammad’s extramarital sexual encounters. Malcolm first learned about Muhammad’s affairs in the mid 1950s and it was only after speaking to several of the secretarial staff that had been sexually molested by Muhammad that he was he able to see the truth (Marable 233). Muhammad had not only betrayed his own teachings, but worst of all he had betrayed Malcolm’s trust. One of the secretaries that Muhammad had fathered a child with was no one other than Evelyn, Malcolm’s old love. In 1963, finding out