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“They were here to integrate themselves into the American society.” Muslims sometimes faced institutional discrimination. After serving in World War II, Smejkal’s father, Abdallah Igram, successfully ...
PLAINFIELD, Ind. -- As one of the nation's largest U.S. Muslim groups begins its annual meeting in the Chicago area, its leader is working to contain forces both inside and outside the community that ...
A radical imam's efforts to protest Muslim-owned stores selling alcohol and pork in Texas were met with concern and calls of "good luck." ...
Georgetown Muslim Life collaborated with America’s Islamic Heritage Museum to display an art exhibit depicting the historical impact of Muslims in the United States. The exhibit, titled “Forgotten ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The oldest surviving place of worship for Muslims in the United States is a white clapboard building on a grassy corner plot, as unassumingly Midwestern as its neighboring ...
Fatima Igram Smejkal, whose family immigrated to the United States from Lebanon in the early 1900s, greets fellow faithful before Friday prayer at the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids on Aug. 8 in Cedar ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The oldest surviving place of worship for Muslims in the United States is a white clapboard building on a grassy corner plot, as unassumingly Midwestern as its neighboring ...