Whilst many people in the U.S and UK have experienced considerable financial, health, and personal losses as a direct consequence of Covid-19, Muslim communities in particular have been disproportionately disadvantaged and negatively impacted by the pandemic1,2. A report published by the US based think-tank (Institute for Social Policy) in February 2022, titled “Loss of Many…
At the summit of the international coalition against ISIS (an 83-nation coalition), held in Rome on June 28th, US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken stated “The United States continues to urge countries – including coalition partners – to repatriate, rehabilitate and, where applicable, prosecute its citizens“1. According to the Guardian, these remarks were primarily…
On the 2nd June 2020 the US Mosque study, titled “The American Mosque 2020: Growing and Evolving” was jointly released by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU), the Islamic Society of North America and the Center on Muslim Philanthropy. Previously conducted in 2000 and 2010, this survey is the third instalment published which…
ISPU’s fifth annual poll showcases American Muslim perspectives within the context of their nation’s faith landscape. Undertaken during a national lockdown due to COVID-19, American Muslim Poll 2020: Amid Pandemic and Protest provides researchers, policymakers and the public, insights and analysis into the attitudes and policy preferences of American Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, white Evangelicals, the non-affiliated,…
The Racial Divide Between Immigrant Muslims and African-American Muslims: Mohammed Brahimi who has an extensive background in community organizing and advocacy, has spoken out about the need for Muslim communities to come together and fight for justice for all. Brahimi explains that the Muslim community appeared to cocoon itself from the wider American community and be…
