Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Islam in the Americas is a minority religion in all of the countries and territories of the Americas. Approximately 1% of North America population are Muslims , and 0.1% of Latin America and Caribbean population are Muslims.
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 ...
There’s good and there’s bad. America has always been a welcome and tolerant country for immigrants. Currently there are people arguing for our civil rights, and we’re also seeing those who want to smear our entire faith and say that Islam is an inherently violent religion. These are exciting times to be an American Muslim, that’s for sure.
According to some experts, [139] Islam later gained a higher profile through the Nation of Islam, a religious group that appealed to black Americans after the 1940s; its prominent converts included Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali. [140] [141] The first Muslim elected to Congress was Keith Ellison in 2006, [142] followed by André Carson in 2008. [143]
Between 1990 and 2000 the Arab American population increased by an estimated 30 percent. [29] Lebanese are the largest group of Arab Americans in every state except for New Jersey, where Egyptians make up the largest nationality. [28] 80 percent of Arabs living in the United States are citizens. [30]
Pages in category "Islamic organizations based in the United States" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Americans have been disaffiliating from organized religion over the past few decades. About 63% of Americans are Christian, according to the Pew Research Center, down from 90% in the early 1990s.
Religious views and ideologies of its adherents vary, and they may be Sunni Islamists or Shia Islamists depending upon their beliefs. Islamist groups include groups such as Al-Qaeda, the organizer of the September 11, 2001 attacks and perhaps the most prominent; and the Muslim Brotherhood, the largest and perhaps the oldest. Although violence ...