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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 – Muslim groups are planning to hold interfaith initiatives during the blessed month of Ramadan which is overshadowed by the Israeli war on Gaza.
News ID: 3487481    Publish Date : 2024/03/09

IQNA – Some 72% percent of Muslims participating in the presidential primary election disapprove of US President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israeli regime’s war on Gaza.
News ID: 3487466    Publish Date : 2024/03/07

IQNA – A Muslim prayer group in Unalaska, one of the remote islands of Alaska, is holding prayers in congregation with participation of people from different nationalities.
News ID: 3487452    Publish Date : 2024/03/06

IQNA – A Florida man was indicted on Tuesday for making anti-Muslim threats to the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Canton.
News ID: 3487450    Publish Date : 2024/03/06

IQNA – Muslim Americans held a meeting in Annapolis, US state of Maryland, Monday night to discuss sharing with lawmakers what they want to see.
News ID: 3487352    Publish Date : 2024/02/27

IQNA – A national campaign to persuade Muslim voters and their allies to turn their backs on President Biden in the next election made its debut in Pennsylvania on Monday, denouncing his support for the Israeli regime amid its deadly war on Gaza.
News ID: 3487264    Publish Date : 2024/02/20

IQNA – A Muslim woman was choked and had her head covering torn off by a man with a knife who made derogatory remarks about her faith and ethnicity, Seattle Police said on Tuesday.
News ID: 3487262    Publish Date : 2024/02/20

IQNA – Hundreds of protesters braved the cold and wind in Washington, D.C. on Saturday to urge the Biden administration to stop its support for the Israeli aggression in Gaza, where thousands of Palestinians have been killed and displaced since October.
News ID: 3487237    Publish Date : 2024/02/18

IQNA – Adeel Mangi, the first Muslim nominee for the US appeals court, has faced a barrage of Islamophobic attacks from a powerful conservative group and some Republican senators.
News ID: 3487226    Publish Date : 2024/02/17

IQNA – A Muslim civil rights group filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing Montgomery County Public Schools of violating the free speech rights of three teachers who were suspended for expressing support for Palestinians amid the ongoing Israeli onslaught on Gaza.
News ID: 3487209    Publish Date : 2024/02/16

IQNA – Muslim Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, say the new wave of Islamophobia targeting their community is like the one following the 9/11, however, this time, they are fighting back.
News ID: 3487154    Publish Date : 2024/02/11

IQNA – The Milwaukee Islamic Dawah Center hosted a Henna & Hijab event on Saturday, Feb. 3, to honor the headscarf worn by many Muslim women.
News ID: 3487140    Publish Date : 2024/02/10

IQNA – Two Democratic state lawmakers have introduced a resolution to condemn an op-ed piece that labeled Dearborn, a Detroit suburb with a large Arab American population, as "America's jihad capital".
News ID: 3487108    Publish Date : 2024/02/07

IQNA – Police have stepped up patrols at houses of worship and “major infrastructure points” in Dearborn, US state of Michigan.
News ID: 3487075    Publish Date : 2024/02/04

IQNA – After a masked suspect threw a chunk of concrete through the door of St. Paul’s As Sunnah Islamic Center last May, leaders hired a security guard and upgraded the building’s security system.
News ID: 3487055    Publish Date : 2024/02/02

IQNA – Pro-Palestinian protestors lined up in San Jose, California, on Monday and interrupted US Vice President Kamala Harris’s speech to demand an immediate ceasefire amid Washington’s unwavering support of Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
News ID: 3487025    Publish Date : 2024/01/30

IQNA – A group of Muslim and Palestinian students has filed a federal civil rights complaint against Harvard University, alleging that the school failed to protect them from harassment and intimidation.
News ID: 3487016    Publish Date : 2024/01/30

IQNA – A Muslim student wearing a hijab was assaulted by a fellow student at a Glendale Heights middle school, while other students recorded the attack and posted it online.
News ID: 3487012    Publish Date : 2024/01/30

IQNA – Hundreds of people gathered at the Islamic Center in Maine on Sunday to write letters to their representatives, urging them to support a ceasefire and humanitarian aid for Gaza, where more than 26,000 people have been killed by Israeli attacks since October.
News ID: 3486999    Publish Date : 2024/01/29

IQNA – The US witnessed a sharp increase in reports of discrimination and violence against Muslims and Palestinians in the wake of Israel's brutal bombardment of the Gaza Strip, according to an advocacy group.
News ID: 3486997    Publish Date : 2024/01/29