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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 Muslim student at a Michigan middle school was allegedly called a "terrorist" by a school counselor, according to a complaint filed by an advocacy group.
News ID: 3486474    Publish Date : 2023/12/19

IQNA – A Palestinian student of law at University of Toledo says she has received a threatening note after showing support for Palestine.
News ID: 3486470    Publish Date : 2023/12/18

IQNA – Some 220 complaints of anti-Muslim bias incidents have been received by a Muslim advocacy group in the US state of Maryland since October 9.
News ID: 3486439    Publish Date : 2023/12/16

IQNA –  A video of a Harvard professor's wife, who was the top economist for former President Obama, insulting a student for having a keffiyeh on and labeling it a "terrorist scarf" has caused anger.
News ID: 3486431    Publish Date : 2023/12/15

IQNA – Last week, authorities arrested a middle school teacher from Georgia who, according to several witnesses, said he would cut off the head of a Muslim student, 13, who was upset by the Israeli flag in his classroom.
News ID: 3486429    Publish Date : 2023/12/15

IQNA – The Council of American Islamic Relations of Florida is requesting a Department of Education investigation over a teenager expelled from school because of his mother's posts on social media.
News ID: 3486426    Publish Date : 2023/12/15

IQNA – Muslim leaders from across the US state of Texas described efforts for a ceasefire in Gaza as a moral obligation.
News ID: 3486423    Publish Date : 2023/12/14

IQNA – Most funeral homes don't know how to bury Muslims but a group of Muslim women seek to introduce a change.
News ID: 3486370    Publish Date : 2023/12/11

IQNA – The University of Texas at Austin’s move to remove two graduate students from their TA (teaching assistant) positions for supporting Palestine has been condemned.
News ID: 3486364    Publish Date : 2023/12/10

IQNA – A Monterey man is facing hate crime charges after allegedly vandalizing a Muslim man's car, police said.
News ID: 3486347    Publish Date : 2023/12/09

IQNA – A Muslim candidate for US Congress said the number of Americans calling for a ceasefire in Gaza is growing.
News ID: 3486344    Publish Date : 2023/12/09

IQNA – Montgomery County Public Schools is facing a discrimination complaint from a Muslim civil rights organization over alleged treatment of a Muslim teacher who had supported Palestinians.
News ID: 3486342    Publish Date : 2023/12/09

IQNA – While most Americans favor an end to the Israeli aggression on Gaza, their preference for a ceasefire is not reflected in the US Congress.
News ID: 3486316    Publish Date : 2023/12/06

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – An assistant professor of religion in the US has highlighted the need to confront “systemic” Islamophobia and reverse a course that tries to “dehumanize” Muslims.
News ID: 3486286    Publish Date : 2023/12/04

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – Muslim leaders from several swing states announced on Saturday that they would withdraw their support for President Joe Biden, citing his failure to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
News ID: 3486265    Publish Date : 2023/12/03

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – State and federal law enforcement authorities in Maryland ought to probe a reported bomb threat against mosque as a hate crime, A Muslim advocacy group urged.
News ID: 3486262    Publish Date : 2023/12/03

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – The Warren County Regional Jail in the US state of Kentucky is accused of violating a Bowling Green Muslim woman’s rights while she was there.
News ID: 3486250    Publish Date : 2023/12/02

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – Centro Islámico, known as the only Latino mosque in the US, has started an expansion project.
News ID: 3486226    Publish Date : 2023/11/29

WASHINTON, DC (IQNA) – A 33-year-old man has been arrested and charged with several hate crimes after he allegedly assaulted a Muslim woman and destroyed her Palestinian flag on a New York City subway earlier this month.
News ID: 3486219    Publish Date : 2023/11/29

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – One of the Palestinian men shot in Vermont has broken silence, reminding the world that he is just one of the causalities of a “wider conflict” in reference to living under the Israeli occupation.  
News ID: 3486216    Publish Date : 2023/11/29