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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 – 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

IQNA – Residents of Plainfield, Illinois, gathered Sunday to dedicate a day of remembrance for six-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi, the Palestinian-American boy killed in a hate crime nearly two years ago.
News ID: 3494699    Publish Date : 2025/09/22

IQNA – US Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar highlighted her Muslim identity, saying she is proud of it.
News ID: 3494673    Publish Date : 2025/09/20

IQNA – Police in McKinney, Texas, responded this week to an incident at an Islamic learning center that a Muslim advocacy group has described as Islamophobic harassment.
News ID: 3494666    Publish Date : 2025/09/20

IQNA – Prosecutors say a 44-year-old Texas man unleashed a stream of violent, racist voicemails targeting New York Assembly member Zohran Mamdani, telling the mayoral frontrunner he and his family “deserve to die”.
News ID: 3494659    Publish Date : 2025/09/19

IQNA – Relatives of a woman shot in Prince George’s County say she was targeted for being Muslim and are calling on police to treat the attack as a hate crime.
News ID: 3494640    Publish Date : 2025/09/17

IQNA – A conservative group in the US state of Texas is facing criticism after circulating an email to supporters ahead of the anniversary of the September 11th attacks that disparaged elected officials of Middle Eastern descent.
News ID: 3494546    Publish Date : 2025/09/09

IQNA – A Novato man was taken into custody Friday after reportedly crashing his vehicle into a mosque and assaulting a person inside, local authorities said.
News ID: 3494505    Publish Date : 2025/09/07

IQNA – The 62nd Annual Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) convention will kick off in Rosemont, US state of Illinois, this Friday.
News ID: 3494397    Publish Date : 2025/08/27

IQNA – In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the United States’ oldest surviving mosque—a humble white clapboard building with a dome—stands as a quiet testament to a long-standing Muslim American history.
News ID: 3494366    Publish Date : 2025/08/23

IQNA – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has asked Texas Governor Greg Abbott to authorize an independent investigation into the state’s funeral commission after reports surfaced of anti-Muslim messages shared by its leadership.
News ID: 3494334    Publish Date : 2025/08/20

IQNA – Authorities in Hoover, Alabama, are investigating after Muslim city council candidate Tanveer Patel received online death threats and racial slurs ahead of the August 26 election.
News ID: 3494332    Publish Date : 2025/08/20

IQNA – Police in Michigan arrested a man accused of making anti-Muslim threats against participants of an Arbaeen procession in Dearborn.
News ID: 3494315    Publish Date : 2025/08/19

IQNA – A man was arrested in Stamford, US state of Connecticut, after making derogatory remarks toward worshippers outside a local mosque last week.
News ID: 3494232    Publish Date : 2025/08/13

IQNA – A Muslim rights advocacy group is urging a hate crime probe after an anti-Muslim harassment incident outside a Stamford mosque.
News ID: 3494209    Publish Date : 2025/08/11

IQNA – Deaf Muslims from across the United States will meet in Dallas for a weekend event that blends Islamic teachings with sign language and community connection.
News ID: 3494194    Publish Date : 2025/08/10

IQNA – More than 90 Muslim scholars, imams, community leaders, and institutions from the United States and other countries have issued a joint appeal demanding immediate, decisive steps by Muslim-majority governments to end Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
News ID: 3494175    Publish Date : 2025/08/09

IQNA – Mosques and Islamic centers across the United States have been urged to encourage American Muslims to meet with their members of Congress during the August congressional recess.
News ID: 3494079    Publish Date : 2025/08/01