Packaging for Salaam Brand sardines

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Packaging for sardines imported and distributed by Salaam International, a division of the Nation of Islam. The packaging consists of a single piece of cardboard in a turqoise blue color and printed with black and yellow text. When folded, the piece forms a rectangular box. In the center, text reads [SALAAM / BRAND IMPORTED / SARDINES]. At the top, in between two sections of Arabic writing is [THE NATION OF ISLAM] with a small globe graphic. Along the bottom, text reads [PRODUCT OF MOROCCO IMPORTED & DISTRIBUTED BY THE NATION OF ISLAM].

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