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Muslims in the United States

Joseph Czuba, then 71, stands before Circuit Judge Dave Carlson for his arraignment at the Will County courthouse in Joliet, Illinois, October 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
February 26, 2025, 1:15 am
Trial opens for murder of six-year-old Palestinian boy in Chicago in wake of Oct. 7
Hanan Shaheen says her landlord Joseph Czuba, 73, said ‘You, as a Muslim, must die,’ before assaulting her and stabbing her son Wadee Alfayoumi 26 times
By AP and ToI Staff
Madinah Javed sits in a prayer room at the American Islamic College in Chicago for her afternoon prayer, January 27, 2022. (AP/Charles Rex Arbogast)
May 27, 2022, 11:05 pm
Study shows Muslims face overwhelmingly negative portrayal in US media
Political scientists’ review of over 250,000 articles concludes media portrays Muslims and Islam in overwhelmingly negative light, severely impacting public perception
By Erik Bleich and A. Maurits van der Veen
Mussallina Muhaymin, left, and Zarinah Tavares, sisters of Muhammad Abdul Muhaymin Jr., a homeless man who died while in Phoenix police custody, pose in Phoenix, June 5, 2020. (AP/Matt York, File)
August 21, 2020, 12:35 am
Video shows Black Muslim man’s faith mocked during fatal arrest
Group releases footage of 2017 incident during which Phoenix cop can be heard joking, ‘Allah? He’s not going to help you right now,’ as Muhammad Abdul Muhaymin Jr. gasped for air
By TERRY TANG
US President Donald Trump arrives outside the White House on the South Lawn before he delivers remarks and participates in the White House Sports and Fitness Day on May 30, 2018, in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm)
June 6, 2018, 11:10 pm
Trump to host first dinner for Muslim holiday of Ramadan
After skipping tradition last year, US president to have 30-40 people for iftar dinner; Muslim groups organize protest near White House
By Anne Flaherty
People gather to protest US President Donald Trump's travel ban in front of the US Supreme Court, on April 25, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)
May 2, 2018, 6:39 am
ADL report: 90% of Islamist attacks in US since 2002 were homegrown, not foreign
Organization says findings call into question Trump administration’s assertions on the dangers posed by Muslim immigrants and visitors
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a Muslim woman adjusting her hijab. (AP/M. Spencer Green, File)
March 1, 2018, 4:07 am
New York City to compensate Muslim women who were forced to remove hijabs
Three women to receive $60,000 apiece after being required by officers to remove Muslim headscarves while having their mug shots taken
By AFP
Tahera Rahman, the first full-time Muslim reporter to wear a hijab on mainstream TV news in the US, on February 21, 2018. (Screen capture: YouTube)
February 28, 2018, 1:03 am
First full-time hijab-wearing on-air reporter breaks barriers in US
Tahera Rahman fulfills her dream of being ‘a light for people’ as she appears onscreen for Local 4 News
By ToI Staff
A group of Muslim protesters gather during a rally against the travel ban at San Diego International Airport on March 6, 2017 in San Diego, California. (AFP PHOTO / Sandy Huffaker)
November 14, 2017, 12:35 am
Appeals court allows partial enforcement of Trump travel ban
Ruling will bar people from six Muslim-majority countries who do not have a ‘bona fide’ relationship with people in the US
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., is interviewed in New York on March 21, 2016. (AP/Richard Drew)
August 5, 2017, 6:03 am
Debbie Wasserman Schultz defends Muslim staffer facing investigation
Jewish senator says she feared her IT worker was being profiled because of his religion
By JTA
Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin talks about a US appeals court decision on President Donald Trump's revised travel ban Monday, June 12, 2017 in Honolulu (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
June 13, 2017, 5:46 am
Trump travel ban dealt another blow, faces high court next
Appeals court says White House violated federal immigration law while failing to provide a valid reason
By Gene Johnson and SUDHIN THANAWALA
Muslims pray on Fifth Avenue near Trump Tower to protest US President Donald Trump's stand on Muslims and immigrants, June 1, 2017. (AFP/Jewel Samad)
June 10, 2017, 8:46 am
Jewish groups oppose US ‘anti-sharia’ marches
ACT for America, self-described as the ‘the NRA of national security,’ has organized events in 28 US cities to protest Muslim religious law
By JTA
Imam Hassan Qazwini. (CC BY-SA 3.0 Greg Peterson (YOOPERNEWSMAN/Wikimedia)
May 22, 2017, 8:11 am
New US Islamic institute prioritizes outreach, education
Shiite leader wants to build bridges through interfaith outreach, via preachers who understand American culture
By Jeff Karoub
Protesters chant during a rally against the travel ban at San Diego International Airport on March 6, 2017 in San Diego, California. (AFP Photo/Sandy Huffaker)
March 8, 2017, 9:45 am
Decried as Muslim ban, will new Trump decree pass legal muster?
Critics say revised visa directive still discriminatory, but will have tougher time getting courts to overturn it
By James MANNION
Muhammad Ali Jr. (Screen capture: Louisville Courier-Journal)
February 25, 2017, 9:27 pm
Muhammad Ali’s son detained at airport: ‘Are you Muslim?’
Lawyer for Muhammad Ali Jr. says no doubt questioning by immigration officials ‘directly linked’ to Trump travel ban
By Agencies
People carry posters during a rally against President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations, in New York's Times Square, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
February 20, 2017, 9:05 am
Immigration rallies held around US to support Muslims
At ‘I Am A Muslim Too’ event in Times Square, New York mayor says US was ‘founded to protect all faiths and all beliefs’
By AP
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