American Muslims

American Muslims refers to Muslims living in the United States as a demographic and cultural group, encompassing diverse backgrounds including Black American Muslims and immigrant communities. The term is used to describe a community subject to both discrimination and targeted government policies, as well as shifting societal perceptions across periods such as before and after the September 11 attacks.

Claims that use this term

• Media and scholarship doubly erase black American Muslims’ existence and voices.
• Nearly half of American Muslims experienced anti-Muslim discrimination within a single year.
• Half of American Muslims also received positive support for their faith.
• American Muslims were a model minority before the September 11 attacks
• The Muslim Brotherhood designation push aimed at controlling American Muslims rather than fighting terrorism.
• American Muslims now outnumber Episcopalians and will match US Jews by 2030