By Jeff Diamant / Pew Research Center “Top 10” lists can often be helpful in displaying and illuminating data. For example, the two tables of countries with the largest Christian and Muslim populations featured here reveal differences in the concentration, diversity and projected changes in Continue Reading
Black Muslims account for a fifth of all U.S. Muslims, and about half are converts to Islam
By Besheer Mohamed and Jeff Diamant This is one of an occasional series of posts on black Americans and religion. Even in the early 20th century, when Islam had little presence in most parts of the United States, the religion had a foothold in many black urban communities. Today, black Continue Reading
The American Mosque 2011
The US Mosque Survey 2011 is a comprehensive study of mosques in America. The Survey consisted of (1) a count of all mosques in America and then (2) a telephone interview with a mosque leader (Imam, President or board member) from a large sample of mosques. The mosque count was conducted from Continue Reading
Types of Muslims in the Modern World: The Many Voices of Islam
Introduction There are many sources which paint all Muslims as violent jihadis who are hell-bent on taking over the world. Still other sources would have us believe that all Muslims, with the exception of an infinitesimal minority, are peace loving do-gooders who only want to better humanity. Yet, Continue Reading