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Getting to Know Muslim Americans and Their Faith Presentation. This digital presentation and its accompanying notes provide an overview on the topic of Muslims and their faith, including basic definitions, demographics, notable Muslim Americans, and basic beliefs and practices.
Sep 8, 2011 · Data from the Pew Research Center shows that 55 percent of Muslim Americans believe that it is harder to be a Muslim in the United States since 9/11. Pew's director of survey...
On Thursday’s episode of What Next, we talked about what it was like for him growing up in the shadow of 9/11, and the lasting scars of the attacks on Muslim American communities. Our conversation...
Sep 8, 2021 · Islam has been part of the American story since enslaved African Muslims first arrived, but the past 20 years have forced a coming of age with sweeping public awareness, said Zeenat Rahman,...
- “Instead of seeing an Islamization of America, I am witnessing, and indeed consider myself a part of, the Americanization of Islam.”
- “Osama bin Laden’s worst nightmare [is] an Islam that is pluralistic, that is tolerant, that is interfaith-oriented, and that is seeking peace.”
- “There’s always a preconceived notion that when you say ‘Muslim’ you’re thinking South Asian, Pakistani, Indian, or Arab; but in fact the majority of American Muslims are native born. …
- Muslims raised millions to help Haiti after the devastating earthquake. “Islam exhorts us to help those who are in trouble. … Humanity comes first.”
Understanding Islam in America in the Aftermath of September 11. The forum opened with a panel intended to increase understanding of the affected communities and Islam as a religion, addressing specific misunderstandings and stereotypes that have colored relations between Muslims and people of other faiths.
Almost half of Muslims in America were born here. The face of the faith in the United States is young; nearly half are millennials and came of age after the terrorist attacks of September 11,...
