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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.

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – A law professor in the US state of Michigan predicted that Islamophobia is going to remain ‘central to American politics for the foreseeable future.
News ID: 3485129    Publish Date : 2023/09/11

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – Muslims in the US still face hate and discrimination 20 years after 9/11 attacks, according to the country’s largest Muslim organization.
News ID: 3485123    Publish Date : 2023/09/11

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is going to join Emgage Pennsylvania in hosting Muslim Capitol Day at the state capitol in Harrisburg on October 18. 
News ID: 3485098    Publish Date : 2023/09/09

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – The disproportionate number of people charged at the US-Mexico border under an obscure law may be motivated by a desire of the FBI to recruit Muslim American informants.
News ID: 3485045    Publish Date : 2023/09/05

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) denounced marches by neo-Nazi groups in Florida.
News ID: 3485041    Publish Date : 2023/09/04

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – A major Muslim convention in Chicago will wrap up on Monday after three days of activities.
News ID: 3485031    Publish Date : 2023/09/04

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – The Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque, located in the Washington area, received a threatening call on Thursday evening, prompting the community to cancel an evening event.
News ID: 3485007    Publish Date : 2023/09/02

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) visited the Islamic Center of Jonesboro in Arkansas on September 1 as part of its National Muslim Civil Rights Tour. 
News ID: 3485005    Publish Date : 2023/09/02

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – A Tennessee Muslim woman has taken legal action against the local sheriff's office after being coerced into removing her hijab for a mugshot.
News ID: 3485002    Publish Date : 2023/09/02

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – For the first time in history, the Islamic call to prayer, known as the adhan, echoed through the streets of New York City on Friday.
News ID: 3485001    Publish Date : 2023/09/02

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – The Adhan, the Islamic call to prayer, can be broadcast in New York City at designated times every Friday and during the holy month of Ramadan.
News ID: 3484981    Publish Date : 2023/08/30

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Saturday urged political leaders to stop “tolerating, embracing and emboldening” supremacist ideology.
News ID: 3484941    Publish Date : 2023/08/27

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – A gallery located in Downtown Milwaukee plans to host an exhibition called “Islamic Inspired”.
News ID: 3484927    Publish Date : 2023/08/26

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) censured a demonstration by a hate group at the Tennessee Capitol building, stressing that extremists’ bigoted views are rejected.
News ID: 3484901    Publish Date : 2023/08/23

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – Amazon has partnered with a hijab brand to provide hijabs for its Muslim workers in Minnesota.
News ID: 3484837    Publish Date : 2023/08/19

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – A bomb threat was made against the Mohammed Mosque (Masjid Muhammad), in Washington, DC, during Friday prayers.
News ID: 3484827    Publish Date : 2023/08/19

WSHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – Donald Trump, who has a history of Islamophobic comments and moves, lauded an anti-Muslim extremist in a video.
News ID: 3484792    Publish Date : 2023/08/15

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – Professional basketball player Tacko Fall, who is a Muslim, handed out his new book at an Islamic center in Austin, US state of Texas.
News ID: 3484757    Publish Date : 2023/08/13

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – A man from Greensboro, US state of North Carolina, was arrested for threatening mass violence against a local business owner and the mosque the business owner attends.
News ID: 3484738    Publish Date : 2023/08/12

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – Michigan’s Hamtramck will likely remain as the sole city in the US that is run by an all-Muslim city council.
News ID: 3484734    Publish Date : 2023/08/12