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Two Americas, Two Islams: A Geo-Political Tug-of-War

How did American Muslims become central characters in the unfolding drama of U.S. national consciousness? And why has this spurred an identity crisis that is visible on the world stage?

Jul 09, 2018
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by Abbas Barzegar

Numbers are a curious thing. As an old adage has it: “There are three types of lies—lies, damn lies, and statistics.” When it comes to Islam in America, the intermingling of numbers and lies, coupled with general confusion, could not be more glaring.

The Pew Research Center holds that there are about 3.5 million Muslims living in the Uni…

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