Contrary to popular belief, one of the men who demonstrated the greatest devotion to the elevation of women - through making sure our women have complete knowledge - is the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. He wanted to see women in every field of endeavor, except fields that degrade them. In fact, the avenue to building respect between the sexes is that men be made to respect women for their brains instead of seeing them only as objects for sexual gratification. ~Minister Louis Farrakhan~ ~Excerpted from his book A Torchlight For America, 1993~

“… you are not careful about your women. You do not love them. Why? It is because you have allowed visitors to run in and out of your house, thus they have destroyed your love for your woman and your woman has not the love for you that she should …Until we learn to love and protect our woman, we will never be fit and recognised people on earth. The white people here among you will never recognize you until you protect your woman. The brown man will never recognise you until you protect your woman. You and I may go to Harvard, we may go to York of England, or to Al Ahzar in Cairo and get degrees from all of these great seats of learning. But we will never be recognised until we recognise our women. My beloved brothers in America you have lost the respect for your woman and therefore you have lost the respect for yourself. You will not protect her; therefore you cannot protect yourself.” ~The Honorable Elijah Muhammad~