First As the Veil Turns session at Masjid Abdul Muhsi Khalifah

June 3rd, 2007 session with Sister Alberta.... MashaAllah!... a beautiful, wise woman. She was the first sister I interviewed and photographed for As the Veil Turns. The interview took place at Masjid Abdul Muhsi Khalifah located at 120 Madison Street in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, NY. This mosque was established by the then Minister Malcolm X in the 1950's and was Temple 7C as part of the nation of Islam under Elijah Muhammed's leadership. Elijah Muhammed died in 1975 and under the leadership of his son Imam Warith Deen Muhammed, Temple 7C became Masjid Abdul Muhsi Khalifah and was ushered into the practice of traditional Islam. Sister Alberta has been attending this mosque since the 50s and experienced its entire transition. The community is constantly progressing and I love this mosque and that's why I decided to start As the Veil Turns here. I feel like I am living in the richness of this mosques history and truly feel at home in this space (you see what the Imam let me do... ;)).

More about Sister Alberta in the next post.....