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 the city of Dearborn, Michigan, a long-established Shi‘i institution operates with little public attention but significant communal reach.
News ID: 3495723    Publish Date : 2025/12/13

IQNA – A Cinnabon worker in Wisconsin has been dismissed after a recorded confrontation showed her verbally abusing a Muslim couple, including remarks about the woman’s hijab.
News ID: 3495670    Publish Date : 2025/12/08

IQNA – Following clashes at an Islamophobic rally, Senate candidate Jake Lang is seeking $200 million from Dearborn, US state of Michigan, alleging the city's police failed to provide adequate protection for demonstrators, including during a Quran-burning.
News ID: 3495570    Publish Date : 2025/11/30

IQNA – Minnesota’s Muslim community is voicing concern after a recent break-in at a north Minneapolis mosque and a string of other incidents targeting Islamic centers.
News ID: 3495536    Publish Date : 2025/11/27

IQNA – A 29-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities said he entered a South Carolina mosque while armed with an AR-15 rifle, disturbing a worship service.  
News ID: 3495519    Publish Date : 2025/11/25

IQNA – Police have arrested two men accused of harassing Muslim students praying on a University of South Florida rooftop, charging them with multiple offenses.
News ID: 3495491    Publish Date : 2025/11/22

IQNA – A man has been arrested after entering a South Carolina mosque during prayer while carrying an AR-15 rifle, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.
News ID: 3495488    Publish Date : 2025/11/22

IQNA – Muslim students at the University of South Florida say three men disrupted their early morning prayer gathering and subjected them to harassment.
News ID: 3495474    Publish Date : 2025/11/21

IQNA – In a powerful display of solidarity, members of the local community and CAIR's North Carolina chapter came together to paint over hateful graffiti targeting a mosque, transforming an act of bigotry into a message of collective strength.
News ID: 3495465    Publish Date : 2025/11/20

IQNA – The largest Muslim civil liberties organization in the US vowed to take legal action against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, saying he advances the interests of Israel over those of Texans and is deliberately stoking anti-Muslim sentiment.
News ID: 3495460    Publish Date : 2025/11/19

IQNA – A Tennessee man accused of issuing violent threats against a Chattanooga mosque is expected to enter a guilty plea in federal court on Wednesday.
News ID: 3495457    Publish Date : 2025/11/19

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