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reportOct 15, 2009

Mapping the Global Muslim Population – Map: Distribution of Muslim Population in Sub-Saharan Africa

Roll over a country bubble to see its estimated 2009 Muslim population, the percentage of its population that is Muslim and the percentage of the world Muslim population it represents. https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/Muslim/I_africa_map.swf * Indicates the use of a source with a small enough sample size to make these estimates somewhat less reliable. Due to this greater […]
reportSep 9, 2009

Muslims Widely Seen As Facing Discrimination

Eight years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Americans see Muslims as facing more discrimination inside the U.S. than other major religious groups. Nearly six-in-ten adults (58%) say that Muslims are subject to a lot of discrimination, far more than say the same about Jews, evangelical Christians, atheists or Mormons. In fact, of all the […]
reportMar 6, 2009

Why Surveys of Muslim Americans Differ

Because Muslim Americans make up a very small percentage of the U.S. public, it is difficult to provide a reliable picture of their views and differences in survey design can crucially affect findings.
featureDec 4, 2008

The Importance of Pilgrimage to Muslim Americans

The Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, takes place in early December this year. Every able-bodied Muslim is expected to make the pilgrimage at least once in his or her lifetime, and the Hajj attracts millions of believers every year. The Pew Research Center’s 2007 Muslim American survey found […]
reportJul 18, 2007

Muslim Americans Report: Arabic Translation of Summary

An Arabic translation of the summary of Pew’s report on Muslim Americans
reportJul 6, 2007

How Muslims Compare With Other Religious Americans

by Robert Ruby and Greg Smith, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Although Muslims constitute a small minority in the United States, and their holy book and many of their religious rituals are distinctly their own, Muslim Americans are by no means “the other” when it comes to religious life or politics in the […]
reportJul 6, 2007

How Muslims Compare With Other Religious Americans

Although Muslims constitute a small minority in the United States, in many ways, they stand out not so much for their differences as for their similarities with other religious groups, especially evangelicals.
reportJul 2, 2007

“Frequently Asked Questions” about Pew’s Muslim American Survey
reportJul 2, 2007

“Frequently Asked Questions” about Pew’s Muslim American Survey

A recent report, “Muslim Americans: Middle Class and Mostly Mainstream,” attracted a great deal of attention but also raised a number of questions about the research. Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.
reportMay 22, 2007

Muslim Americans: Middle Class and Mostly Mainstream

Report Summary The first-ever, nationwide, random sample survey of Muslim Americans finds them to be largely assimilated, happy with their lives, and moderate with respect to many of the issues that have divided Muslims and Westerners around the world. The Pew Research Center conducted more than 55,000 interviews to obtain a national sample of 1,050 […]

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Mapping the Global Muslim Population – Map: Distribution of Muslim Population in Sub-Saharan Africa

Muslims Widely Seen As Facing Discrimination

Why Surveys of Muslim Americans Differ

The Importance of Pilgrimage to Muslim Americans

Muslim Americans Report: Arabic Translation of Summary

“Frequently Asked Questions” about Pew’s Muslim American Survey

“Frequently Asked Questions” about Pew’s Muslim American Survey

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