Understanding Muslims in the USA Understanding Islam in the USA - Statistics or lack thereof Amazingly, there is no definitive estimate for the number of Muslims in the United States of America. There are many estimates, ranging from about two million to possibly seven million (1 or 2 per cent of the US population), but there is little reliable data. Undoubtedly, however, there are large numbers of... [Read more]

This is Canada A turning point in Canadian history took place in 1971 when the federal government officially declared Canada a multicultural country. Immigrants to Canada in the past were predominantly from Europe while the majority of today's immigrants including many Muslims come from Asia and Africa. Canada has a strong Muslim presence There is a strong Muslim presence in most of Canada's major... [Read more]

Since 1991, hundreds of thousands of Somalis have died in their own brutal civil war. Millions have fled their homes seeking refuge in neighbouring countries and around the world. Tens of thousands now live in cities like Rome, Stockholm, London and Seattle, as well as in smaller communities, such as a town of 3,000 in rural America with about 300 Somalis. Some live in large public housing complexes... [Read more]

Muslim Kurds in Canada Kurds have been coming to the United States and Canada from Turkey, Iraq and Iran for decades. Thousands of Kurds fled Iraq during and subsequent to Saddam Hussein's mass killings of Kurds through chemical and conventional warfare. Those who have gone to North America as refugees are survivors. Some of them were Kurdish freedom fighters who were tortured under Saddam Hussein's... [Read more]

Muslims in Dearborn USA Ford, Muslims and mosques in Dearborn, Michigan Dearborn is the hometown of Henry Ford and the world headquarters of the Ford Motor Company. Many years ago Muslim immigrants to the United States (US) were drawn to the relatively high-paying jobs associated with the auto industry in the area. Dearborn, Michigan now has the largest single concentration of Arab Muslims in North... [Read more]

United States of America For many years the Muslim community in America had been a small minority but today it is one of the fastest growing religions in the country. Muslims first came to America in the 1860's from Syria and Lebanon. Today it is estimated that there are between 6 to 7 million Muslims in America, roughly 2% of the entire population. First Mosque in America The first official mosque... [Read more]