American Muslims

What is EPIC City, the controversial planned Muslim residential community in Texas?

EPIC city is a planned large-scale development project that will not have its own government. It has been marketed as an exclusively Muslim community that will serve as the epicenter of US Islam.

MAY 3, 2026|ByMATHILDA HELLER

People arrive at a mosque to attend Friday prayers, in Plano, Texas, on April 11, 2025.

Fire alarm set off as Princeton activists protest Bennett lecture

Naftali Bennett’s Princeton lecture was disrupted by protests and a fire alarm. The university is investigating, and its president apologized.

APRIL 10, 2025|ByMICHAEL STARR

A MAN proudly holds up an Israeli flag in support of the Jewish state outside the White House in May, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

'Following Similar Paths': A look at what American Jews, Muslims can learn from each other - review

The authors of the book build on their own cultural competence: one, an engaged Muslim, and the other an equally involved Jew.

JANUARY 6, 2025|ByRON KRONISH

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) holds up a sign as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) holds up a sign as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress on July 24.

US lawmaker Rashida Tlaib condemns cartoon showing her with exploding pager

The cartoon, published on Thursday, showed a woman sitting next to an exploding pager. The woman's desk in the cartoon had a name card saying "Rep. Tlaib."

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024|ByREUTERS

U.S. Muslims more concerned than Jews about safety and religious freedom

Foundation for Ethnic Understanding study: Gaps between two faiths are not wide.

MARCH 22, 2018ByTAMARA ZIEVE

Interfaith religious leaders join together in a show of support for the United States Muslim community

Jewish Democrats praise Ellison for remarks against Farrakhan

Jewish Democratic Council of America: Ellison’s statement leaves no ambiguity that he does not accept Farrakhan’s hateful and divisive preaching and we appreciate him reiterating this conviction.

MARCH 20, 2018ByDANIEL J. ROTH

Religious leader Louis Farrakhan gives the keynote speech at the Nation of Islam Saviours' Day convention in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. February 19, 2017.

Erasing the red lines between Muslims and Jews in America

The Muslim Leadership Initiative, run by the Shalom Hartman Institute, is reshaping the way in which American Muslims engage with their Jewish counterparts.

FEBRUARY 8, 2018ByDAVID BRINN

RABBI DONNIEL HARTMAN (left) speaks to the MLI participants at the Shalom Hartman Institute, as MLI co-director Abdullah Antepli and MLI alumni director Maital Friedman look on

Poll: Muslims to overtake Jews as 2nd largest religion in U.S. by 2040

The Muslim community currently makes up 1% of the US population and is expected to double in size by 2050.

JANUARY 8, 2018BySHOSHANA KRANISH

British muslims pray during Friday prayer at the East London mosque.

Muslim, Sikh supporters rally for President Trump

Trump “has people against him … from within the party, from the media. We are here to support and endorse what he has been doing for the military and the economy,”

OCTOBER 2, 2017ByDANIELLE OHL/THE CAPITAL - ANNAPOLIS