Muslims in US

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Muslims in US

Muslims in the United States make up about 1.34% of the population, which is approximately 4.45 million people. Islam is the third-largest religion in the country, following Christianity and Judaism.The Muslim community in the US is highly diverse, with significant numbers of immigrants from various countries as well as native-born Americans. The first Muslims in America were enslaved Africans brought over during the transatlantic slave trade.Muslims are not evenly distributed across the country. Some states and metropolitan areas, like New Jersey and Washington, D.C., have higher concentrations of Muslims. The Muslim population in the US is growing rapidly.

IQNA – In a sharp rebuke of the Trump administration, Muslim voters cast their ballots decisively for Democratic candidates last week, according to an exit poll that showed near-unanimous support in key races.
News ID: 3495359    Publish Date : 2025/11/11

IQNA – A special food pantry distribution was hosted in Indianapolis on Saturday by the Indiana Muslim Community Association.
News ID: 3495317    Publish Date : 2025/11/08

IQNA – A former chief minister of Indian-administered Kashmir described the election of the first Muslim mayor of New York City as a “powerful stand against the entrenched forces of fascism, money power and Islamophobia”.
News ID: 3495294    Publish Date : 2025/11/06

IQNA – Democrat Ghazala Hashmi has made history in the US state of Virginia, winning the lieutenant governor’s race and becoming the first Muslim and Indian American to hold statewide office there.
News ID: 3495288    Publish Date : 2025/11/05

IQNA – Zohran Mamdani, a young Muslim and Democratic "socialist", declared victory as the first Muslim mayor of New York City.
News ID: 3495280    Publish Date : 2025/11/05

IQNA – With the November 4th election just days away, New York's Muslim community is fueling the final stretch of Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign.
News ID: 3495241    Publish Date : 2025/11/02

IQNA – A leading US Muslim civil rights group condemned a proposed bill from Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) that would ban and deport Muslim immigrants, calling it an "un-American" publicity stunt.
News ID: 3495208    Publish Date : 2025/10/30

IQNA – A school in the city of Mason, US state of Ohio, teaches the students to not only read the Quran but also memorize it.
News ID: 3495044    Publish Date : 2025/10/18

IQNA – News that Washington County Board of Education Vice President Mike Guessford has agreed to meet with leaders at the Islamic Society of Western Maryland (ISWMD) has been welcomed.
News ID: 3495037    Publish Date : 2025/10/17

IQNA – A brutal assault on a seven-year-old Muslim girl in Michigan has drawn renewed attention to the rise in Islamophobic violence across the United States and the lasting trauma faced by Muslim victims.
News ID: 3494940    Publish Date : 2025/10/09

IQNA – State leaders in Texas were urged to repudiate a violent anti-Muslim social media post shared by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.
News ID: 3494894    Publish Date : 2025/10/06

IQNA – While an arson at a mosque in southern England is being investigated as a hate crime, the UK’s Green Party is urging police to clarify whether it was an act of terrorism.
News ID: 3494886    Publish Date : 2025/10/06

IQNA – An American civil rights attorney points out how supporters of the Israeli regime are using anti-Muslim sentiments to distract the public from the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
News ID: 3494876    Publish Date : 2025/10/05

IQNA – A North Texas court has handed a five-year prison term to a woman convicted of injuring a 3-year-old Muslim girl and attempting to drown her in May 2024.
News ID: 3494829    Publish Date : 2025/10/01

IQNA – A fire at a Minneapolis mosque has stirred concern among Muslim leaders, who are calling for a deeper investigation even after fire officials said the incident was accidental.
News ID: 3494827    Publish Date : 2025/10/01

IQNA – Authorities in Dearborn Heights are investigating threats made against a mosque led by a nationally known Muslim leader, police said Tuesday.
News ID: 3494825    Publish Date : 2025/10/01

IQNA – A man from Lynchburg, Virginia, is facing terrorism-related charges after allegedly threatening to attack a mosque in Michigan.
News ID: 3494813    Publish Date : 2025/09/30

IQNA – A North Carolina sheriff’s office has agreed to change its booking policies after a Muslim woman was forced to remove her hijab for a detention photo.
News ID: 3494763    Publish Date : 2025/09/27

IQNA – Charges brought against a Tennessee man who allegedly threatened a mosque in that state were welcomed by a US Muslim advocacy group.
News ID: 3494751    Publish Date : 2025/09/26

IQNA – Members of the North Texas Muslim community are expressing concern after longtime Dallas community leader Marwan Marouf was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday.
News ID: 3494746    Publish Date : 2025/09/25