How to Get a Moorish Passport
Timothy Drew -- known as Noble Drew Ali -- founded the Moorish Science Temple of America in 1913 on the conviction that all African Americans are of Moorish descent and thus are not citizens of the United States. According to Drew, all Moorish Americans were to carry a Moorish passport with their Moorish names, which he created by adding names of three fictitious Moroccan tribes -- Bey, El and Ali -- to the family names of his followers' slave ancestors. These Moors claim that African Americans are subject only to the laws of Morocco and not to those of the United States or its constitution. Moorish passports are obtainable by applying for Moorish American citizenship.
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Things You'll Need
- Application for Moorish American citizenship
- Birth certificate
- Driver's license
- Color passport photos
- Social security card
- Court order if name changed
- $125 Processing fee
Instructions
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Obtain the family names of your slave ancestors. The Moorish Temple will require one of these names to be paired with Bey, El or Ali as your new Moorish name on your passport. You can obtain these names from the U.S. National Archive if you know the location of your ancestors.
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Download the "Application for Moorish Citizenship" form from the Moorish American National Republic website. Fill out the form.
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Get the passport photos to include with your application. You will need two color passport photos with your name written on the back; in these photos, males must be wearing a red fez and females must be wearing a white turban. Women must wear all white clothing and must be completely covered.
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Assemble the other required supplemental documentation. You will also need color copies of your birth certificate, your driver's license and both sides of your social security card.
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Write a check or money order in the amount of $125 for the processing fee.
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Complete the checklist at the end of the application to make sure that you have completed the process and included all necessary documentation.
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Mail the entire application package to:
Moorish American National Republic
Moorish National Bureau of Vital Statistics
Sheikess Annette Bellamy-Bey National Registrar
P.O. Box 23408
Baltimore, MD 21203
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Tips & Warnings
Fill out the form completely and truthfully. Make sure to follow all of the directions concerning what to wear for the passport photos to the letter; otherwise, you may be denied citizenship. When you receive your documents, sign them in medium red marker.
If your fez includes a tassel, you must wear it on the left side. If you have a pin that says "Allah" then you must pin this to your fez. Do not send original documents with your application and do not send black-and-white copies of those documents. If any document has two sides, you must send color copies of both sides.
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