Muslims in America optimistic about future, poll finds

Muslims in America optimistic about future, poll finds

By Saladin on from www.washingtonpost.com

Ten years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Muslim Americans are more optimistic than other major faith groups about their future, even as they report greater discrimination and less confidence in the FBI and the U.S. military, a new poll has found.

In the report by Gallup, which measures American Muslims’ political, social and spiritual engagement, almost two in three Muslims said their standard of living is improving, up 18 percentage points from 2008 and higher than any other faith gr
Muslims Will Be Fourth of World's Population by 2030 (Pew)

Muslims Will Be Fourth of World's Population by 2030 (Pew)

By Saladin on from www.voanews.com

A major research institute in Washington, DC, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, is predicting, in a study called the Future of the Global Muslim Population, that the global Muslim population will grow by more than a third over the next two decades - with significant increases in Europe and the United States.
America's Founding Fathers and Islam

America's Founding Fathers and Islam

By Saladin on from www.loc.gov

The Founders of America explicitly included Islam in their vision of the future of the republic. Freedom of religion, as they conceived it, encompassed it. Adherents of the faith were, with some exceptions, regarded as men and women who would make law-abiding, productive citizens. Far from fearing Islam, the Founders would have incorporated it into the fabric of American life.
The emerging American Muslim civic identity

The emerging American Muslim civic identity

By l0gikal on from newsweek.washingtonpost.com

The high-profile actions of the few are overshadowing a trend that is capturing the many: the emergence of an American Muslim civic identity, which is to say, how Islam inspires its followers to be better citizens in America.

History of Islam in America: Whither and Where - Yasir Qadhi

By Saladin on from www.youtube.com

A comprehensive history of Islam in America. Yasir Qadhi explores the history of Islam and Muslims in the Americas from the beginning to the present day, discussing everything from the pre-Columbus era to theories about early Muslim exploration of the New World, to the Muslim Slave experience, the Nation of Islam, right through to the advent of both early and recent Muslim immigration.
Being Muslim Is No Crime

Being Muslim Is No Crime

By l0gikal on from motherjones.com

How convenient that there are Muslims in America. How much harder it would be for the government to increase its power, while abridging more general liberties, if they didn't exist. A radical Islamic preacher, who also happens to be an American citizen, is now hiding out somewhere in Yemen inciting violence against this country. What's the solution? Simple: add him to the CIA's "kill list," send in the drones (though we are not at war with Yemen), and execute him. Better yet, call that act a "targeted killing" and you don't have to worry about the legal niceties associated with the word "assassination."

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