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Hamtramck Fire Department. Hamtramck (/ h æ m ˈ t r æ m ɪ k / ham-TRAM-ik) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.An enclave of Detroit, Hamtramck is located roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) north of downtown Detroit, and is surrounded by Detroit on most sides.
Muslims in the United States have increasingly made their own culture; there are various Muslim comedy groups, rap groups, Scout troops and magazines, and Muslims have been vocal in other forms of media as well. [149] Hijab is commonly worn by Muslim women in the United States, and is a very distinctive cultural feature of Muslims in America.
United States: Islam in the United States Shia Islam in the Americas ~225,000 ~0.07 <1 Shi'a form a majority amongst Arab Muslims in many American cities, e.g. Lebanese Shi'a forming the majority in Detroit. [125] United Kingdom: Islam in the United Kingdom ~125,000 ~0.2 <1 Qatar: Islam in Qatar ~100,000 ~3.5 <1 Oman: Islam in Oman ~100,000 ~2 <1
Shia Muslims comprise 15-20% of Muslims in the Americas; [13] which is nearly 786,000 [14] to 2.500.000 persons in the U.S. [15] Shia Muslims are situated on United States. The American Shia Muslim community are from different parts of the world such as South Asia, Europe, Middle East, and East Africa. [16] [17]
African-American Muslims, also known as Black Muslims, are an African-American religious minority. [1] African-American Muslims account for over 20% of American Muslims. [2] They represent one of the larger Muslim populations of the United States as there is no ethnic group that makes up the majority of American Muslims. [3]
One of the most recognizable moments in American history was the raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima during WWII. The moment was captured on camera by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal ...
In the United States census, Arabs are racially classified as White Americans because "White" is defined as "A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa". [3] According to the 2010 United States census, there are 1,698,570 Arab Americans in the United States.
The diversity of Muslims in the United States is vast, and so is the breadth of the Muslim American experience. Relaying short anecdotes representative of their everyday lives, nine Muslim Americans demonstrate both the adversities and blessings of Muslim American life.