NewsStory Reaction: A glance at Muslim Americans

"With nearly 5 million adherents, Islam is fast becoming America's second religious faith. According to a recent Gallup poll, Muslim Americans are already the most racially diverse group in the nation. African-Americans comprise 35 percent of the total Islamic community in the United States, followed by whites (28 percent), Hispanics (18 percent) Asians (18 percent) and others (18 percent)."


-it is so encouraging to hear of the amount of converts to Islam: Alhamdulillah! I really like that the faith is so diverse as well. All faiths shouldn't have racial barriers


"Muslim American women are among the most highly educated female religious groups in the United States, second only to Jewish American women. At both ends of the economic spectrum there is greater parity of income between Muslim men and women than exists in the general American population.

These revelations contradict the popular impression that Islam everywhere oppresses women. Muslims in America defy stereotyping. In predominantly Muslim countries it is the men who are likeliest to attend mosque every week. But in America, Muslim women are equally religiously observant as men."

-Its so wonderful to hear the realilty [and positive reality] of women in Islam and that we are just as devout as men. It is important to realize that despite the view of Islam being oppressive, many smart and educated women are making the sound decision to choose Islam because of the truth within the belief.


http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/42377

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwessrsEqfA
great lecture about reality of muslim women's lives