Fruit of Islam uniform worn by Rafiq Ahmad

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A Fruit of Islam uniform worn by Rafiq Ahmad, consisting of a jacket (.1) and pants (.2). .1 The beige uniform jacket features a notched lapel collar and four plastic buttons down the front. It has two breast pockets with buttoned flaps, one on each side of the chest, and two large hip pockets with buttoned flaps. Dark brown stripes trim the collar and encircle the sleeves at the wrists. A beige and yellow embroidered patch on the lapel reads [W.F.M.]. Each shoulder has a red embroidered patch featuring a gold crescent moon and five gold stars. The jacket is lined with yellowish-tan fabric. A white and black label at the back of the neck reads [MADE IN OKINAWA]. A black, white, and yellow label on the proper right interior, with a decorative border and image of three arrows, reads [3 ARROWS / K.T.C JAPAN]. The back has two vertical slits at the bottom.

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