The NOI has an all-male paramilitary wing known as the Fruit of Islam (F.O.I). As one NOI website explains, The responsibility of the F.O.I. is that of a head of house: protection, provision, and maintenance of the Nation of Islam (all Original People). The F.O.I. are militant in the sense that our operations are done as a unit (Latin: mili – meaning “one”). He is a soldier. Soldier has a root, again Latin, solidus, meaning solid. “Belong” means “to be owned by”. An F.O.I. is respectful to all regardless of color, class, or creed. He is honest, and hardworking, never considering crime as an alternative nor encroaching on another man’s right to peace and property.