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The Pew Research Center estimates about 73% of American Muslims are Sunni and 16% are Shia; the remainder identify with neither group, and include movements such as the Nation of Islam, Ahmadiyya, or non-denominational Muslims. [a] [17] Conversion to Islam in large cities [18] and in prisons [19] have also contributed to its growth over the years.
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]
Mona Haydar rapper; Sunni Muslim [123] Mos Def – rapper; initially joined the Nation of Islam before converting to Islam [61] [104] [124] Napoleon – former member of Tupac Shakur's rap group the Outlawz, now a motivational Muslim speaker [125] Native Deen – rap group [126] Q-Tip – rapper, formerly of A Tribe Called Quest; Sunni Muslim ...
I am a professional and I work in an area that is high-paced and intense. I don’t think people usually envision a Muslim woman in that space. I think that the main challenge is having those conversations and getting people to a place where they stop seeing me just as a Muslim, but a fellow American and person of faith. Being Muslim and being ...
Most Moroccans are Sunni Muslims of the Maliki madh'hab. Moroccans in New York City established the Islamic Mission of America for the Propagation of Islam and Defense of the Faith and the Faithful, the second mosque in New York. [7] A large minority of Moroccans identify with Judaism, specifically Sephardic Judaism. [5]
In between the wide-eyed optimism of a young law student and the sobered worldview of an aging law professor, 9/11 and today’s war serve as bookends for morbid middle passages for Muslims in ...
The majority of Pakistanis are Sunni Muslims, although a significant minority are Shi'ite or Ahmadiyya Muslims. In smaller American towns which do not have mosques within an hour's driving distance, Pakistani Americans make trips to attend the nearest one mainly on major religious holidays and occasions. [20]
American Sunni Muslims (6 C, 45 P) M. Sunni mosques in the United States (9 P) This page was last edited on 20 September 2016, at 04:07 (UTC). ...