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Pakistani Americans have played important roles in the Muslim Students Association (MSA), which caters to the needs of Islamic students across the U.S. [20] Pakistani Americans have also significantly contributed to the Islamic Society of North America and Islamic Circle of North America, which are both considered offshoots of the MSA.
Deana Haggag – Egyptian-American art museum curator, President and CEO of United States Artists in Chicago; Shirin Neshat – Iranian-American visual artist and film director. Awarded The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize in 2006, and the Silver Lion in 2009 [44] Shahzia Sikander – Pakistani-American artist and MacArthur Fellow [45] [46]
Mohammad S. Hamdani – Muslim Pakistani American medical student who was killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks while rescuing victims at the World Trade Center [120] [121] [122] Riffat Hassan – theologian and Islamic feminist scholar of the Qur'an [123] Sky Metalwala – child missing from the Seattle area. since 2011
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Sabeeha Rehman is a Pakistani-American author and podcaster on American Muslim identity and interfaith relations.She is known for Threading My Prayer Rug: One Woman’s Journey From Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim (2016) and We Refuse to be Enemies: How Muslims and Jews Can Make Peace, One Friendship at a Time (with Walter Ruby, 2021).
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
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]
As a Muslim Pakistani-American elected official, Tahir has been working to strengthen understanding between Americans of all backgrounds, and "Since September 11th Pakistanis in the USA have been working very hard to educate non-Muslims about Islam, Jihad, Pakistan and also Afghanistan."