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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 – One year after the hate-motivated stabbing of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi, the impact continues to resonate with many in the Chicago area.
News ID: 3490290    Publish Date : 2024/10/15

IQNA – Authorities in Detroit are being urged to investigate a knife attack on a young Muslim and Arab girl as a hate crime, amid a significant rise in targeted and discriminatory attacks over the past year.
News ID: 3490271    Publish Date : 2024/10/13

IQNA – A Muslim-American civil rights group has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, urging an investigation into whether the University of Michigan has failed to protect Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and South Asian students from discrimination.
News ID: 3490221    Publish Date : 2024/10/11

IQNA – A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to committing a federal hate crime after vandalizing an Islamic student center at Rutgers University earlier this year, officials announced on Thursday.
News ID: 3490219    Publish Date : 2024/10/11

IQNA – A Muslim woman from Knoxville, Layla Soliz, has filed a lawsuit against Knox County and its sheriff, Tom Spangler, over the public release of her mugshot that showed her without her hijab.
News ID: 3490204    Publish Date : 2024/10/09

IQNA – Minnesota's first Muslim-exclusive cemetery broke ground on Tuesday in the south metro after a decade of delays, legal challenges, and vandalism.
News ID: 3490202    Publish Date : 2024/10/09

IQNA – While Vice President Kamala Harris’ office said it has launched an outreach to community leaders on efforts to contain Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, major Muslim and Arab American organizations and pro-Palestinian activist groups say they were excluded from it.  
News ID: 3490145    Publish Date : 2024/10/05

IQNA – The 9th Annual Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival will be held in Milwaukee, US state of Wisconsin, on Oct. 17-20.
News ID: 3490141    Publish Date : 2024/10/05

IQNA – A probe should be launched into an incident where a Muslim woman was forced by the police in Philadelphia, the US state of Pennsylvania to remove her Hijab, the Muslim community is demanding.   
News ID: 3490120    Publish Date : 2024/10/02

IQNA – Around 100 headstones were removed from Bohemian National Cemetery without prior notice, shocking families, prompting the Muslim Community Center to hold a town hall on Sunday to address concerns, and leading to the placement of temporary markers in two weeks while permanent replacements are arranged.
News ID: 3490003    Publish Date : 2024/09/23

IQNA – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has submitted a detailed written statement to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
News ID: 3489948    Publish Date : 2024/09/18

IQNA – As Minnesota's Muslim community grows, the disposal of old Qurans has become a pressing issue.
News ID: 3489945    Publish Date : 2024/09/18

IQNA – With the US presidential election approaching, Muslim voters in key swing states are leaning toward the Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein, a new survey shows.
News ID: 3489937    Publish Date : 2024/09/17

IQNA – A recent study conducted by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in New York has revealed that nearly 60% of Muslim students in New York have experienced bullying at school.
News ID: 3489897    Publish Date : 2024/09/15

IQNA – Dozens of headstones belonging to members of Chicago’s Muslim community were discovered next to a dumpster on the city’s far North Side, causing outrage among families.
News ID: 3489894    Publish Date : 2024/09/14

IQNA – A Muslim business owner in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood believes his gym is being targeted due to his faith, as there has been significant rise in anti-Muslim hate in the past year.
News ID: 3489854    Publish Date : 2024/09/11

IQNA – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on the public to help identify an attendee at the Democratic National Convention who allegedly struck a Muslim woman in hijab on the head with a “We Love Joe” sign, resulting in a concussion.
News ID: 3489784    Publish Date : 2024/09/06

IQNA – A mosque in Minnesota was attacked last week, leaving the Muslim community "deeply" concerned about their safety as Islamophobic incidents have surged across the United States.
News ID: 3489780    Publish Date : 2024/09/06

IQNA – A grand jury in Tarrant County, Texas, has formally indicted Elizabeth Wolf, 42, in the attempted drowning of a three-year-old Palestinian-American girl, an incident that police have described as racially motivated.
News ID: 3489765    Publish Date : 2024/09/04

IQNA – Utah State Rep. Trevor Lee has been urged to meet with the state’s Muslim community members after a video he posted led to a wave of anti-Muslim backlash.
News ID: 3489695    Publish Date : 2024/08/29