Qasim Daawud Grey was born and raised in New York City. Mr. Grey was a follower of black, reformist-leader Elijah Muhammad and his son - the orthodox, Imam Wallace D. Mohammed. After joining the Nation of Islam in 1974, Mr. Grey wrote for the Harlem mosque's "7 0n 7" newsletter. Afterward, he wrote, edited and helped published The Ambassador, a citywide Islamic newsletter. Mr. Grey is a contributing writer to the group's weekly newspaper, Muslim Journal, and helped establish its distributorship in the NYC subway system. Currently, he is a social worker. On Feb. 26, 1975, IWDM, as leader, ushered in a new era of Islamic thinking. He died on Sept. 9, 2008 but Mr. Grey remains a devoted student.
