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Muslim Americans are significantly represented among those who tip authorities off to alleged plots having given 52 of the 140 documented tips regarding individuals involved in violent terrorist plots since 9/11 up to 2012. [239] [240] The Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 caused 280 injuries, and 5 civilian and police deaths. [241]
The following animated videos depict the experiences of nine Muslim Americans from across the country who differ in heritage, age, gender and occupation. Relaying short anecdotes representative of their everyday lives, these Muslim Americans demonstrate both the adversities and blessings of Muslim American life. By Emily Kassie. April 6, 2015
Backlash 9/11: Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans Respond by Anny P. Bakalian and Medhi Bozorgmehr; The Columbia Sourcebook of Muslims in the United States by Edward E. Curtis IV; Muslims in the West After 9/11: Religion, Law and Politics by Jocelyne Cesari; Muslim Americans: Debating the notions of America and un-American by Nahid Afrose Kabir
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.
15 years later, Muslim Americans still face discrimination in their everyday lives as fear of Islamic terrorism grows in America, despite Muslims being the victims of the majority of terrorist ...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations said it received 774 reports of bias incidents and requests for help from Muslims across the U.S. over the past couple of weeks. Community members say it ...
U.S. citizen Muslims who fit the American caricature of a Muslim are also affected by these policies. A 2010 USA Today/Gallup poll revealed the prevalence of similar public sentiment, showing that about 60 percent of the American public favoured ethnic profiling of Arabs regardless of U.S. citizenship.
Republican U.S. Senator John Kennedy accused a leading Muslim civil rights advocate of supporting extremism during a Senate hearing on hate incidents in the U.S., drawing criticism from many ...