LONDON—If there is one thing that is uppermost in the mind of Captain Dennis Muhammad, Minister Farrakhan’s special envoy to England, it is to take The Final Call to greater heights. And barely a week into his mission, he’s already doing that.

He is convinced that the best way to reach the masses of Black people in England—whom, he says "love Knowledge"—is by moving The Final Call newspaper to a new frontier.

"My mission here (in England) is to help the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan to increase The Final Call circulation to 10,000 a week or more," he said. "We want London to be among the top 5 paper distributors in 90 days."

He hopes the increase in circulation of The Final Call will enable Nation of Islam members here to reach the heart of the Black community, and "keep it informed of the great work of the Nation of Islam under the leadership of Minister Farrakhan."

Capt. Dennis’ drive to increase England’s take of The Final Call would result in an estimated 50,000 readership. "Our aim is to inspire the brothers and sisters in America to say if England can do it, we can do it too," said the former East Coast Regional Captain who was based in New York City.

In addition to The Final Call program, Bro. Dennis will work in London to train, teach and increase the ranks of the believers, to make the Nation’s presence felt in all four countries in the United Kingdom.

"My job here is to help Minister Farrakhan strengthen the UK believers, to train them into the mold; into the rules and regulations, policies and the constitution of the Nation of Islam," said Capt. Dennis, who is thankful to Min. Farrakhan and the National Board of Laborers for giving him the opportunity to serve.

The special envoy will also direct the rolling campaign to get the ban on Min. Farrakhan lifted. The British government July 23 announced its decision to maintain the ban following an 18 month "review." The Nation of Islam is working strenuously to get the ban lifted.

He said the reception given to him by Minister Hilary Muhammad, his assistant and UK Co-ordinating Minister, and the believers in London has been extremely warm. "I think the work here in the UK is one of the greatest rewards in one’s experience. The believers here have done a fantastic job in enlightening and leading the Black people to the love of Min. Farrakhan in his absence," said Capt. Dennis.

He noted that the majority of the UK members have never met Min. Farrakhan in person, but know him through his message via videotapes, cassettes and television broadcasts.

"Can you imagine that many of them have never had the chance to see Min. Farrakhan, but follow him undyingly and are committed to his work based (largely) on what they heard him say?" he asked. "I’m honored and privileged to be part of that."

Bro. Dennis has spotted a niche for the Nation of Islam in Britain—in the Black leadership vacuum—and hopes to position the movement to the forefront of such leadership. Social and economic problems in the UK’s Black community have been compounded by the absence of a national Black leader, which explains why the community does not often speak with one voice. He said the Nation of Islam has the historic opportunity to fill that vacuum.