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After the end of Communist period religion had a revival in Kosovo. [3] Today, 95.6% of Kosovo's population are Muslims, most of whom are ethnic Albanians. [4] There are also non-Albanian speaking Muslims, who define themselves as Bosniaks, Gorani and Turks.
According to the 2012 European Social Survey, the population of Kosovo was about 88% Muslim, 5.8% Catholic, 2.9% Eastern Orthodox, 2.9% irreligious, 0.1% Protestant and 0.4% another religion. [8] In 2010, according to Pew Research Center, Kosovo had 93.8% Muslims and 6.1% Christians (mainly Orthodox but also Catholics and even Protestants).
Shia Muslims comprise 15-20% of Muslims in the Americas; [10] which is nearly 786,000 [11] to 2.500.000 persons in the U.S. [12] 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. [13] [14]
Most Albanians in Kosovo are Muslim. [50] [10] Almost all Muslims in Kosovo are Sunni. Sufism is the main form of Islam practised. [50] Dervishes are shunned by the official government-supported Islam. [50] The Serb population is largely Serbian Orthodox.
Being Muslim in America means… “To be in a position to make a positive difference in the world and hopefully bring about more understanding and peace and reconciliation between people of diverse cultures and faiths. It’s a time where all of us as humans are being forced to learn to live together, and the only way that we can is in peace.
During this first wave of immigration, greater Syria was still under Ottoman control, but tensions existed between the Arab Muslims and Christians. Out of this environment, many "Syrians" seized this opportunity to emigrate in hopes of a better life, and many came to the United States. [13]
Moments like this — like the aftermath of 9/11 or the reckoning after former President Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban in 2017 — moved many to conceal their ethnicity or cover their faith ...
A comprehensive list of discriminatory acts against American Muslims might be impossible, but The Huffington Post wants to document this deplorable wave of hate using news reports and firsthand accounts.