The size and scale of the Muslim-American population has been difficult to track because the United States does not track one’s religious affiliation, causing some estimates to vary widely. Many are first generation immigrants what the need. Though Arabs are most commonly associated with the religion, many Africans and Southeast Asians follow its teachings as well. Many Arabs are in fact Christian. They tend to follow the standard American averages and distribution with regards to education and income.
While not explicitly related to a discussion had in class as a whole, I feel that this statistical portrait of Muslim demographic in America is a crucial bit of reading to help me be a better contributor in my group. My group is targeting Islamophobia and one of the best was to counter fear is to gain a better understanding of the thing that we’re afraid of. This statistical explains many misconceptions held by many Americans today like the popular belief that almost all Muslims are Arab or even that almost all Arabs are Muslim. As my group and I better understand the true facts about Islam in America, we will be able to dispel these rumors, and hopefully help create a community where Muslims can feel more comfortable and others can feel more at ease around them as well.
Source: http://iraq.usembassy.gov/resources/information/current/american/statistical.html
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