How U.S. Muslims are experiencing the Israel-Hamas war
Seven-in-ten Muslim Americans say they think discrimination against Muslims has risen in the United States since the Israel-Hamas war began.
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Seven-in-ten Muslim Americans say they think discrimination against Muslims has risen in the United States since the Israel-Hamas war began.
While the largest Christian traditions and religious “nones” can be consistently analyzed, smaller groups produce a large margin of error.
Women continue to be less involved than men in mosque life in the U.S., but the pattern appears to be changing.
When it comes to choosing a house of worship, most Black Americans don’t prioritize denominational labels.
About half of black Muslims are converts to Islam, a relatively high conversion level. Black Muslims, like black Americans overall, have high levels of religious commitment.
More Muslim adults say they fast during Ramadan than say they pray five times a day or attend mosque weekly.
Nearly eight-in-ten black Americans identify as Christian, compared with 70% of whites, 77% of Latinos and just 34% of Asian Americans.
About a quarter of adults who were raised Muslim no longer identify as members of the faith. But Islam gains about as many converts as it loses.
An estimated 3.45 million Muslims of all ages were living in the United States in 2017, accounting for about 1.1% of the country’s total population.
While Muslims born in the United States and their immigrant counterparts share a pride in being American, U.S.-born Muslims are less likely than immigrants to feel comfortable with their place in broader American society.
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