I consider myself liberal and open minded for the most part, but I am also Jewish and find Louis Farrakhan and his rhetoric frightening in the same way that I imagine Muslims and undocumented immigrants respond to certain comments by supporters of our president elect.
If you can word your essay in a way that demonstrates the positive aspects of Nation of Islam, of which I am certain there are many, including (from what I have read, a belief in charity and education), it might work, but I do agree that it’s risky.