F.O.I. Fruit of Islam #1487

Caption from poster__       JOIN THE   F.O.I.  WE TEACH, WE TRAIN  & WE EMPLOY!  THE FRUIT OF ISLAM.         The Fruit of Islam (FOI), or "Fruit" for short, is the male-only paramilitary wing of the Nation of Islam (NOI). The Fruit of Islam wear distinctive blue or white uniforms and caps and have units at nearly all NOI temples.  Louis Farrakhan, as head of the Nation of Islam, is commander-in-chief of the Fruit of Islam, and his son, Mustapha Farrakhan, is second in command. The woman's counterpart to the Fruit of Islam is Muslim Girls Training (MGT).The Fruit of Islam draws its membership from male mem- bers in Nation of Islam temples. While NOI does not release membership figures, estimates for total membership in the NOI range from 10,000  to 50,000. The Fruit of Islam is one of the original institutions of the  Nation of Islam, created by its founder W.D. Fard in 1933, shortly before his final disappearance. The men, mostly young, active members, were  considered the "fru