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 – A study released Monday confirms what many San Diego Muslims have long said aloud: the fear of violence is not new.
News ID: 3497942   Publish Date : 2026/06/23

IQNA – Authorities are still probing the motives behind a driver who parked a flag-draped car near the Islamic Center of San Diego, US state of California.
News ID: 3497899   Publish Date : 2026/06/20

IQNA – While anti-Muslim hate has been there in Texas since 9/11, it has risen significantly.
News ID: 3497847   Publish Date : 2026/06/15

IQNA – A mosque in Meadows, Illinois, threw open its doors to anyone curious to learn about Islam directly from its practitioners—an effort to dismantle misconceptions, one conversation at a time, and build a more informed and connected community.
News ID: 3497834   Publish Date : 2026/06/14

IQNA – The sound of prayers and applause filled the air in Dearborn Heights as hundreds gathered to cut the ribbon on the Imam Al-Hasanain Mosque and Islamic Institute of America's new headquarters—a gleaming $16 million campus that community leaders say marks a new era for Michigan's Muslim community.
News ID: 3497819   Publish Date : 2026/06/13

IQNA – A broad coalition of Muslim civil rights advocates, parents, teachers, and interfaith leaders packed the Peoria Unified School District Governing Board meeting earlier this week, calling on officials to take action against Board Member Janelle Bowles after a series of Islamophobic social media posts surfaced.
News ID: 3497803   Publish Date : 2026/06/11

IQNA – Before he was taken into ICE custody, the 60-year-old leader of Milwaukee’s Islamic center managed his diabetes with daily insulin and careful meals.
News ID: 3497769   Publish Date : 2026/06/09

IQNA – What began as a routine public hearing over a proposed mosque in the US state of New Mexico devolved into an outpouring of anti-Muslim hostility
News ID: 3497726   Publish Date : 2026/06/05

IQNA – A man who walked into the Islamic Center of Tacoma, WA, US, with a gun Wednesday afternoon was arrested after a brief standoff with police, and no one was injured, authorities said.
News ID: 3497713   Publish Date : 2026/06/04

IQNA – In the wake of a devastating tragedy at the Islamic Center of San Diego, a local teenager is turning grief into generosity.
News ID: 3497651   Publish Date : 2026/05/30

IQNA – No shots were fired and no injuries were reported, but Memphis police are still searching for a man seen carrying a rifle on the grounds of a Berclair mosque Monday morning — and they’ve now released a physical description of the suspect.
News ID: 3497634   Publish Date : 2026/05/29

IQNA – Residents of a south St. Louis County neighborhood woke up to a disturbing scene over the weekend: sidewalks and roadways defaced with anti-Muslim graffiti.
News ID: 3497604   Publish Date : 2026/05/26

IQNA – A week after two gunmen opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego, killing three people, Muslim American leaders are channeling collective grief into concrete action — from lobbying for stronger hate crime legislation to organizing neighborhood safety networks.
News ID: 3497600   Publish Date : 2026/05/25

IQNA – While the attack happened 2,000 miles away, the grief and alarm rippled directly to southeast Michigan on Wednesday.
News ID: 3497545   Publish Date : 2026/05/21

IQNA – Three worshippers praying inside the Islamic Center of San Diego were fatally shot Monday before police say two teenage gunmen were also killed, leaving five dead in what officials are calling a possible hate-motivated attack.
News ID: 3497513   Publish Date : 2026/05/19

IQNA – For civil rights advocates, a delayed police response isn’t just an operational failure—it’s a potential civil rights violation.
News ID: 3497460   Publish Date : 2026/05/14

IQNA – For one afternoon, a home in South Dartmouth, US state of Massachusetts, that doubles as a mosque became a classroom.c
News ID: 3497358   Publish Date : 2026/05/06

IQNA – A bomb threat against a North Carolina mosque should be prosecuted as a hate crime, the state’s largest Muslim civil rights group said.
News ID: 3497344   Publish Date : 2026/05/05

IQNA – A quiet but steady shift is reshaping religious life for many Muslim families in the United States.
News ID: 3497293   Publish Date : 2026/05/01

IQNA – In an era of heated political rhetoric and rising Islamophobia, a British Muslim photographer is hitting the road to offer a different portrait of the United States.
News ID: 3497281   Publish Date : 2026/04/29