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The Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) is the United States largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, originally established to promote a positive image of Islam and Muslims in America. CAIR presents itself as representing mainstream, moderate Islam, and has condemned acts of terrorism and has been working in collaboration ...
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]
The first migration of Muslims to America is estimated to be started since 1820 (or 1860), and these Muslims were from Syria, Lebanon, Albania, Macedonia, Turkey, and other regions. And from that time on, Islam became more widely known in America gradually.
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.
The Ahmadi Muslims offered the first multi-racial community experience for African American Muslims, [37] which included elements of Indian culture and Pan-Africanism. [57] Over the late 20th century, the Ahmadiyya influence on African American Islam subsided to a degree. The Community did not draw as many followers as it did in its early history.
Warith Deen Mohammed – former leader of the largest Muslim organization, the American Society of Muslims (son of Nation of Islam leader) [151] [152] [153] Abdul Malik Mujahid – Imam, community activist supporting interfaith and progressive causes, president of Sound Vision [154] Daniel Haqiqatjou - Muslim polemcist, debator, and Da'ee
He is the author of Competing Visions of Islam in the United States: A Study of Los Angeles which is the first in-depth study of Los Angeles County's large Muslim population. The book was published in 1997. [9] His other book, A History of Islam in America was published in July 2010. It is a widely acclaimed historical examination of the ...
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is a non-profit Muslim religious organization based in the United States and serving North America. It provides a number of programs and services to North America's Muslim communities and broader societies .