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Muslims in the United States
History of Muslims in the United States
Laws and Court Cases Impacting Muslims
Muslims in Legislative Office
Cross-Link: Origins of the Atlantic Slave Trade
- Muslim Immigration technically started during the Atlantic Slave Trade, as 10-15% of slaves were actually Muslim
Muslims in the United States
U.S. Admits Record Number of Muslim Refugees in 2016, Pew Research Center (October 5, 2016)
- 38,901 Muslim refugees in 2016
- 37,521 Christian refugees in 2016
- 84,999 total refugees in 2016
- Top Countries of Origin for refugees
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Syria
- Burma
- Iraq
- Somalia
New Estimates of U.S. Muslim Population, Pew Research Center, 2016
- 3.3 million Muslims living in the United States; 1 percent of total population
- Expected to double in size by 2050
Demographic, Financial, Political Stats on Muslim Immigrants in US, Pew Research Center, 2018
5 Myths about Mosques in America, Washington Post(August 29, 2010)
Article detailing the strength of the Muslim community in the U.S especially after facing adversity.
List of 25 Influential Muslim Americans and their respected accomplishments
History of Muslims in the United States
Islam in America, PBS History Detectives
- First Wave of Muslims to America were African slaves; 10 to 15 percent of whom were Muslims
- Between 1878 and 1924, Muslim immigrants settled in Ohio, Michigan, Iowa and the Dakotas
- By 1952, there were 1,000 mosques in North America
Click HERE to see the secret history of Muslims in America
The Pluralism Project was created by Harvard University with the goal to study and interpret the changing religious landscape of the United States.
- Click here for the Pluralism Projects page on Islam to find information and primary sources about the history of Muslims in the United States.
Islamic Society of Boston, Roxbury, Massachusetts
Historical Patterns of Muslim Immigration
When Did Muslims Come to America, Teaching Tolerance Magazine, 2017
Arabs in America, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Laws and Court Cases Impacting Muslims
America Banned Muslims Long Before Donald Trump, Washington Post (August 18, 2016) as in the following examples from the article
- Ex Parte Mohriez (1944). First ruling to grant naturalization to an Arab-Born Muslim
Muslims in Legislative Office
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN05) December 2018
First Muslim Women in Congress: Rashida Tlaib and Ilhah Omar (2018)
Muslims using their voices in American politics
List of 25 Influential Muslim Americans and their respected accomplishments
Muslim Candidates Again Make History in 2020