Malcolm in the Desert: Wisdom from the Spiritual Transformation of Malcolm X
Description of Malcolm in the Desert: Wisdom from the Spiritual Transformation of Malcolm X
A roadmap for people navigating the crossroads of a confusing, fast-moving and uncivil world, based on the teachings of Malcolm X and by his daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz.
Malcolm in the Desert invites the reader to embark on their own personal pilgrimage and distills life-changing lessons which readers can use to navigate changes and challenges. Inspiring prose walks the curious reader through an approach to self-transformation. It beckons us to dream and is bookended with X’s writings and personal epiphanies.
Shabazz offers reflections on her father’s larger-than-life legacy to help readers see Malcolm in a new light, so that they may understand the inner work involved in being an active participant in a better world. For as her father says, “Only those who have already experienced a revolution within themselves can reach out effectively to help others.”