Tag: U.S.
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Arab American US election successes marred by claims of Islamophobia and anti-Arab bias
Alongside Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in the US presidential election, and amid ongoing tensions in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, several Arab American incumbents won reelection to their offices at state and congressional levels, some of them unchallenged. Four Arab American members of Congress will return to the Capitol to represent their districts in […]
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80% of Indian-American Muslims experience Islamophobic discrimination
A new survey, The Detrimental Effects of Hindu Nationalism on Indian American Muslims, conducted by the Washington DC-based diaspora group Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) and Chicago-based ReThink Media, which offera in-depth media, messaging and opinion research, has claimed existence of alarming trends regarding the rise of Hindu nationalism within the Indian diaspora in the […]
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Man killed execution style in hail of gunfire outside Philadelphia mosque; no arrests
Raheem Jefferson was on his way to a prayer service when he was killed outside Philadelphia’s Al-Aqsa Islamic Society mosque by a shooter who approached him from behind, police say. A 43-year-old man has been killed outside a Philadelphia mosque in an execution-style shooting that’s been condemned by Pennsylvania’s governor. Officers found the man, later […]
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Biden lost Arab American voters. Can Kamala Harris win them back?
When Joe Biden announced his decision to end his reelection bid amid mounting concerns about his ability to beat Donald Trump, many Democrats were relieved. The prospect of Trump defeating Democrats in November, which for a time felt like a foregone conclusion, no longer seemed so certain. Arab Americans, many (though not all) of whom […]
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Muslim and Jewish Democrats in Congress call for creation of Islamophobia monitor
Muslim and Jewish Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have joined to call on the Biden administration to create an Islamaphobia monitor position. The proposal in a letter sent Tuesday to Secretary of State Antony Blinken was shaped by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who is Muslim, and Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., who is Jewish. […]
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Oakland Muslim community celebrates Muslim-American contributions to U.S.
The Muslim community in Oakland city, Northern California, celebrated the outstanding contributions made by Muslim Americans to the United States. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf presented a proclamation to the Muslim community at Masjidul Waritheen, a predominantly African American Muslim congregation in Oakland, to honor the designation of August as “Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month” in […]
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What Americans know about religion
Most Americans are familiar with some of the basics of Christianity and the Bible, and even a few facts about Islam. But far fewer U.S. adults are able to correctly answer factual questions about Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism, and most do not know what the U.S. Constitution says about religion as it relates to elected […]
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Americans say religious aspects of Christmas are declining in public life
As long-simmering debates continue over how American society should commemorate the Christmas holiday, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that most U.S. adults believe the religious aspects of Christmas are emphasized less now than in the past – even as relatively few Americans are bothered by this trend. In addition, a declining majority says […]
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On one issue, Canadians are a lot less tolerant than Americans
Many Canadians pride themselves on being more multicultural and less suspicious of minorities than Americans, but new public opinion research being aired today in Montréal at a McGill Institute for the Study of Canada conference finds that Canadians are more likely than Americans to favour banning Muslim women from wearing their head scarfs in public places. Université […]
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5 Facts about Muslim Millennials in the U.S.
The Muslim population in the United States is younger than the U.S. population at large. In fact, while Millennials make up 32% of all U.S. adults, they account for roughly half of American Muslim adults (52%). Muslim Millennials were born from 1981 to 1999 and generally came of age after 9/11. Most have transitioned to […]