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Islam in the United States.
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Many Americans are used to thinking of Muslims as foreigners--people who live in far-off lands and dress in strange clothing.
That image--if it were ever true--is true no more. Today, more than 5 million Muslims live in the United States. Most of them wear Western clothing, and Islam continues to be one of this country's fastest-growing religions. More than 1,100 mosques are in the United States, with 80 percent of them built in the last 12 years.
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Islam in the United States of America.
Middle East Policy
; Islam in the United States of America, by Sulayman S. Nyang. Chicago: ABC International Group, Inc.,1999. 165 pages. $14.95, paperback. This book is an important contribution to the scant literature on Islam in the United States. Written as separate articles over several years, the book proceeds
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Al-Mughtaribun American Law and the Transformation of Muslim Life in the United States
The International Migration Review
; Al-Mughtaribun American Law and the Transformation of Muslim Life in the United Sues. By Kathleen M. Moore. Albany State University of New York Press, 1995. Pp. 211. KEMAL H. KARPAT University of Wisconsin-Madison While there are a few existing studies which treat Muslim immigration to the United
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The Muslim numbers game is subject to fuzzy math. (news alert!).(demography in the United States)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Insight on the News
; As the debate continues over the precise number of Muslims residing legally or illegally in the United States, other Western countries are attempting the same thing. Germany has a better idea than many of its neighboring countries, but that hasn't satisfied some members of the Bundestag. Given the
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U.S. must free minds held captive by hatred. (fair comment).(United States)
Insight on the News
; This first war of the new millennium is a war of minds. This war will not be won by conquering bodies and real estate, but rather minds and hearts. This war is to be waged on a different kind of battlefield -- in the religious academies and schools. The weapons in this war will have to be
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Outside looking in: global views of the United States. (Review Essays).(book 'What We Think of America')
Harvard International Review
; Not long after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, I attended a panel titled Why Do They Hate Us? The panelists--academics, policymakers, and business leaders--concluded that there was little reason for anyone to question US foreign policy--a sentiment
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