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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) – The growing number of Muslims in Missoula, Montana, are looking for a mosque as they cannot old places of worship anymore.
News ID: 3484221    Publish Date : 2023/07/05

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – A lawyer with the US’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization says the way the FBI is targeting Muslims is no different than “witch hunt”, citing newly revealed listing of Muslims following 9/11 attacks.
News ID: 3484219    Publish Date : 2023/07/05

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – Muslim parents, students and activists in Maryland have taken issue over the past few weeks with the school district removing an opt-out option for LGBTQ sexuality curriculum.
News ID: 3484135    Publish Date : 2023/06/29

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – The Muslim community in Quad City is set to hold a special event to mark this year’s Eid al-Adha, also called Feast of Sacrifice.
News ID: 3484089    Publish Date : 2023/06/26

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – A Boston councilor who was refused the role of the city’s mayor due to posts he made on Facebook about Islam, met with the leader of Boston’s Mosque to discuss his views.
News ID: 3484061    Publish Date : 2023/06/24

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – Dustin Passarelli, an American former soldier, was handed a 55-year jail term for the “road rage” killing of a Muslim man.
News ID: 3484050    Publish Date : 2023/06/22

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – In April 2023, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a change to the city’s sound ordinance, effectively eliminating time constraints that previously prevented the pre-dawn and evening prayer calls from being broadcast.
News ID: 3484048    Publish Date : 2023/06/22

WASHINGTON (IQNA) – A high court in Massachusetts has vacated convictions against a Black Muslim Man after finding out that his court-appointed attorney had a history of spewing racist and anti-Muslim hatred on social media.
News ID: 3484023    Publish Date : 2023/06/20

A Pakistani-American member has introduced a bill in the Texas Assembly to provide halal food to Muslim students in all schools across the state of Texas.
News ID: 3483977    Publish Date : 2023/06/17

The US Supreme Court case FBI v. Fazaga, which involves the spying of Muslims by the FBI, has been appealed by two civil rights groups and another plaintiff after it was dismissed.
News ID: 3483963    Publish Date : 2023/06/16

Activists have launched a campaign in Washington D.C. this week to push for federal recognition of a Muslim American Heritage Month and celebrate the Muslim community that has been targeted with increasing levels of bias following the 9/11 attacks.
News ID: 3483946    Publish Date : 2023/06/14

Hundreds of alumni of the City University of New York (CUNY) voiced support for a Yemeni-American Muslim student targeted by a smear campaign for her speech at the university about Israeli crimes against Palestinians.
News ID: 3483911    Publish Date : 2023/06/12

Students across the United States have for years relied on free or reduced-cost school lunches to combat hunger.
News ID: 3483813    Publish Date : 2023/06/03

The White House faced a demand for an apology from a coalition of over 40 advocacy groups after it abruptly canceled the invitation of a Muslim American mayor to an Eid event.
News ID: 3483806    Publish Date : 2023/06/03

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Pakistan’s ambassador to the US hailed the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) for “upholding spirituality, knowledge and values in its outreach and humanitarian work spanning decades.
News ID: 3483788    Publish Date : 2023/06/01

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The 48th annual ICNA-MAS convention kicked off in Baltimore, US state of Maryland on Saturday.
News ID: 3483757    Publish Date : 2023/05/29

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A hate crime probe has been urged by rights groups after a threatening phone call was made to a mosque in the US state of North Carolina this week.
News ID: 3483720    Publish Date : 2023/05/27

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Ohio chapter has created a new resource portal to help educators promote inclusive learning.
News ID: 3483677    Publish Date : 2023/05/23

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The mayor of Minneapolis, US state of Minnesota, signed an ordinance that allows mosques to broadcast the Adhan, or Islamic call to prayer, five times a day.
News ID: 3483258    Publish Date : 2023/04/18

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The blessed month of Ramadan began either on Wednesday or Thursday in different countries. It’s a holy, month-long observance for Muslim communities in around the world.
News ID: 3482922    Publish Date : 2023/03/23