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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 students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) have reported being harassed by a teaching assistant following an event focused on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
News ID: 3492869    Publish Date : 2025/04/29

IQNA – The annual Muslim Day event in Sacramento, California, will include a Youth Day with the participation of high school students.
News ID: 3492846    Publish Date : 2025/04/26

IQNA – A civil rights group has submitted a formal complaint to the Seattle Office of Police Accountability, alleging that officers from the Seattle Police Department (SPD) used excessive force during a February 4 encounter involving two Black Muslim women.
News ID: 3492837    Publish Date : 2025/04/26

IQNA – The first Quran translation that used American English was published in 1980s by a Canadian-American named Thomas Irving.
News ID: 3492836    Publish Date : 2025/04/26

IQNA – An Arab-American man has filed a discrimination lawsuit against Big Jay’s Auto Sales in Shelby Township, Michigan, claiming an employee made derogatory remarks about his Muslim faith during a car sale negotiation.
News ID: 3492829    Publish Date : 2025/04/25

IQNA – A woman from New York has admitted to a charge of aggravated harassment following an incident in which she pepper-sprayed her Muslim Uber driver while he was praying, according to court documents reviewed by The National.
News ID: 3492815    Publish Date : 2025/04/23

IQNA – Authorities in Morgan Hill, California, have arrested a 59-year-old man over committing a hate crime following an attack on Muslim worshippers during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
News ID: 3492809    Publish Date : 2025/04/23

IQNA – Imran Chaudhary, an assistant professor of instruction at The University of Texas at San Antonio, dismisses concerns about a plan for expanding a Muslim community settlement in East Plano, saying it would be open to all.
News ID: 3492739    Publish Date : 2025/04/19

IQNA – Three Muslim college students in Georgia have received an apology and financial settlement after being harassed while praying in a public parking area.
News ID: 3492694    Publish Date : 2025/04/15

IQNA – Under a bill signed into law earlier this week, the two Islamic occasions of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha will be added to Washington’s list of unpaid state holidays.
News ID: 3492644    Publish Date : 2025/04/10

IQNA – A leading rights group has called for action after three hijab-wearing Muslim girls were reportedly assaulted in a school in Texas.
News ID: 3492625    Publish Date : 2025/04/09

IQNA – An Arizona veteran arrested last month for threatening to blow up a mosque pleaded guilty to communicating a terroristic threat.
News ID: 3492623    Publish Date : 2025/04/09

IQNA – The North Carolina chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NC), along with community advocates in Charlotte, is urging the Mecklenburg County District Attorney to reopen an investigation into an alleged hate-motivated assault involving a high school football player and a Muslim student.
News ID: 3492612    Publish Date : 2025/04/08

IQNA – A Georgia man seen in a viral video making offensive remarks toward a group of Muslim women has publicly apologized during a press event
News ID: 3492578    Publish Date : 2025/04/05

IQNA – Members of the Muslim community at New York University (NYU) have expressed concern and unease following the reported vandalism of their designated prayer area in the Bobst Library.
News ID: 3492576    Publish Date : 2025/04/05

IQNA – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) has welcomed the sentencing of a man convicted of vandalizing the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University (CILRU) during Eid al-Fitr last year.
News ID: 3492558    Publish Date : 2025/04/03

IQNA – A group of Muslim women faced verbal harassment while praying in a parking garage at a shopping center in Alpharetta, Georgia, on Sunday, prompting a call for action from a civil rights organization.
News ID: 3492552    Publish Date : 2025/04/02

IQNA – Fear and uncertainty are mounting among Muslim Americans as the Trump administration's travel ban approaches, raising concerns about its impact on families and communities.
News ID: 3492529    Publish Date : 2025/03/29

IQNA – Critics have condemned US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his Arabic tattoo that reads “kafir,” labeling it a symbol of anti-Muslim sentiment.
News ID: 3492520    Publish Date : 2025/03/28

IQNA – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on Ohio police to investigate an attack on a Somali woman as a potential hate crime. 
News ID: 3492512    Publish Date : 2025/03/27