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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 – 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

IQNA – Members of Utah's Muslim community are voicing concerns over a video posted by state lawmaker Rep. Trevor Lee, R-Layton, which have incited hateful comments against Muslims, especially the Shia community.
News ID: 3489680    Publish Date : 2024/08/28

IQNA – David Grinblat, 35, allegedly attacked Sheharyar Ali Kazmi, 25, near Rockefeller Center on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on August 5, while insulting Muslims.
News ID: 3489672    Publish Date : 2024/08/27

IQNA – Pro-Palestinian activists are not happy with US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' speech to close the Democratic convention in Chicago.
News ID: 3489636    Publish Date : 2024/08/24

IQNA – Police are investigating an attack on a 34-year-old Muslim woman inside a Target at the Atlantic Terminal Mall in Downtown Brooklyn as a potential hate crime.
News ID: 3489627    Publish Date : 2024/08/24

IQNA – A 68-year-old Shakopee man, Yancy Hall, is facing charges for shooting a man outside Masjid An-Nur Mosque in Minneapolis during a drug-related confrontation.
News ID: 3489626    Publish Date : 2024/08/24

IQNA – The NYPD Strategic Response Group (SRG) has allegedly ripped hijabs off multiple Muslim women protesters outside a Democratic National Committee fundraiser last week.
News ID: 3489616    Publish Date : 2024/08/23

IQNA – Amid reports that the Democratic National Convention (DNC) will not feature a Palestinian American speaker at the Chicago convention, Muslim Women for Harris announced their decision to discontinue the organization.
News ID: 3489615    Publish Date : 2024/08/23

IQNA – The Democratic National Convention did not allow a Palestinian American speaker to address the DNC, prompting a group called "Muslim Women for Harris-Walz" to disband.
News ID: 3489614    Publish Date : 2024/08/22

IQNA – A 75-year-old man was shot multiple times outside the Masjid An-Nur mosque in north Minneapolis on Monday evening.
News ID: 3489589    Publish Date : 2024/08/21

IQNA – A Jewish man, Izak Kadosh of Brooklyn, faces over 40 charges, including second-degree attempted murder and hate crimes, for a campaign of harassment and violence against his Muslim neighbor, Ahmed Chebira, according to the Brooklyn district attorney’s office.
News ID: 3489525    Publish Date : 2024/08/16

IQNA – A viral video captured a man making threats against a Muslim family in the Lakewood Ranch community over Mother’s Day weekend.
News ID: 3489522    Publish Date : 2024/08/16

IQNA – Nasrina Bargzie has been appointed by the presidential campaign of Kamala Harris as the campaign’s Muslim and Arab outreach chief.
News ID: 3489517    Publish Date : 2024/08/15

IQNA – A jail sentence was handed to a South Florida man for attacking a Muslim US Postal Service worker and trying to pull off her hijab.
News ID: 3489449    Publish Date : 2024/08/10

IQNA – Congressional Democrats have reintroduced a bill aimed at preventing future executive orders similar to former President Donald Trump’s travel ban, often referred to as the "Muslim ban."
News ID: 3489429    Publish Date : 2024/08/09

IQNA – Some 15,000 individuals attended a halal food festival organized at Frontier Park in Naperville, US State of Illinois, to celebrate its cultural diversity.
News ID: 3489404    Publish Date : 2024/08/06

IQNA – Cases of Islamophobic incidents are increasing in Maryland and across the United States, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
News ID: 3489342    Publish Date : 2024/08/02