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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 new Muslim community center, Salam Community, is scheduled to open near the University of Minnesota's West Bank by the first week of September.
News ID: 3491811    Publish Date : 2025/02/10

IQNA – Palm Bay Councilman Chandler Langevin is under intense public scrutiny following controversial remarks he made about Muslims in America on social media.
News ID: 3491785    Publish Date : 2025/02/08

IQNA – The 2025Ramadan Toolkit, a comprehensive resource designed to support Muslim employees, students, and community members in the US has been released.
News ID: 3491774    Publish Date : 2025/02/08

IQNA – A 78-year-old Michigan man has been charged with ethnic intimidation following threatening a U.S. Muslim advocacy organization, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), according to statements from the group and local authorities on Thursday. 
News ID: 3491772    Publish Date : 2025/02/07

IQNA – The Bridgeport Islamic Community Center hosted a celebration for Islamic Heritage Month, bringing together community members, civic leaders, and public officials from Bridgeport and nearby areas, including Trumbull and Fairfield. 
News ID: 3491612    Publish Date : 2025/01/26

IQNA – Following a devastating wildfire in Los Angeles that left the cherished Al-Taqwa Mosque in ruins, the Muslim community has so far raised more than $745,000 to rebuild the mosque.
News ID: 3491481    Publish Date : 2025/01/16

IQNA – Michigan has declared January as “Muslim American Heritage Month,” recognizing the significant contributions of American Muslims to the state’s cultural, economic, and social fabric.
News ID: 3491413    Publish Date : 2025/01/11

IQNA – Muslims in Houston, US state of Texas, denounce the recent terrorist attack in New Orleans that killed 12 people and underline that such acts have no place in Islam.
News ID: 3491326    Publish Date : 2025/01/05

IQNA – A man has admitted guilt in federal court to charges stemming from a shooting outside a Minneapolis mosque last summer.
News ID: 3491311    Publish Date : 2025/01/03

IQNA – The Kent Police Department is requesting help from the public to identify a suspect captured on surveillance footage vandalizing a local mosque by throwing rocks and breaking its windows early Saturday morning.
News ID: 3491261    Publish Date : 2024/12/30

IQNA – A man has been recorded desecrating pages from the Holy Quran and intimidating Muslim worshippers in front of a mosque in San Francisco.
News ID: 3491225    Publish Date : 2024/12/27

IQNA – A Muslim civil rights organization has welcomed the arrest of a man in North Carolina who had made threats to kill Muslims and possessed bomb-making materials.
News ID: 3491185    Publish Date : 2024/12/24

IQNA – Moorestown in South Jersey, US state of New Jersey, will celebrate its Muslim heritage next month.
News ID: 3491139    Publish Date : 2024/12/21

IQNA – Hilliard is facing legal action after its City Council rejected plans from a local Islamic center to convert a vacant office building.
News ID: 3491123    Publish Date : 2024/12/20

IQNA – A federal judge in Michigan has ruled that Jalal Muflihi, a Yemeni American Muslim, has provided sufficient evidence to take his workplace discrimination case against U.S. Steel Corporation to trial.
News ID: 3491106    Publish Date : 2024/12/18

IQNA – A Title IX complaint has been filed with the University of Maryland’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) on behalf of two Muslim students who have reportedly received death threats and have been maliciously harassed.
News ID: 3491023    Publish Date : 2024/12/12

IQNA – A leading US Muslim scholar and activist warned of numerous challenges for Muslims in the second term of Donald Trump’s presidency
News ID: 3490922    Publish Date : 2024/12/03

IQNA – The National Football League (NFL) player Azeez Al-Shaair wore pro-Palestine cleats in a game this weekend.
News ID: 3490916    Publish Date : 2024/12/03

IQNA – Centro Islámico in Alief is set to host a grand opening ceremony this weekend as the center aims to provide a community space for Spanish-speaking Muslims in the area.
News ID: 3490699    Publish Date : 2024/11/16

IQNA – Since launching in 2022, Hiking Hijabie, a hiking group for Muslim women in Minneapolis, has grown into a thriving community, bringing together hundreds of participants for outdoor activities such as hiking, kayaking, and camping.
News ID: 3490675    Publish Date : 2024/11/13