Article: STATE DEPT.: AMERICAN MUSLIMS TRAVEL TO MECCA FOR ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE

Article: CAIR: American Muslims to Begin Pilgrimage Season; More Than 6,000 Pilgrims Expected to Travel from United States.
PR Newswire;  April 7, 2000 ;     509 words ......with the annual Hajj, or pilgrimage...Arabia, some 6,000 American Muslims took part in the...the thousands of American Muslims taking part in the Hajj are doing so for...start date for Hajj and Eid ul-Adha...NOTE TO EDITORS: American Muslims will start leaving ...

Article: New survey reflects moderation among American Muslims
The Arab American News;  May 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ...DEARBORN - A recent survey of American Muslims challenges a misconception many Americans...most in-depth, comprehensive look at American Muslims ever done by an independent group...community. Overall, only eight percent of American Muslims say suicide bombings against civilian...

Article: STATE DEPT.: AMERICAN MUSLIMS GO ON HAJJ
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ......TerhuneUSINFO Staff Writer More American Muslims are expected to perform the hajj in 2006 than in previous years...employee about to leave for the hajj, told USINFO. Preparation is...offer instructions for the hajj, using PowerPoint presentations...

Article: American Muslims turn pilgrimage to Mecca into a multimillion-dollar industry.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  January 20, 2005 ;     700+ words ......roughly $7,000 last year to Barakah Hajj & Umrah, an Oak Brook-based company...religious seminars and help in obtaining Hajj visas from the Saudi government. It...bandits and disease. But as more and more American Muslims seek the experience, they are quietly...in America grows, so does demand ...

Article: American Muslims urged to make voices heard
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  April 13, 2003 ;     635 words ...American Muslims can't afford to skirt the hard questions...American gets confused. "We need American Muslims to stand up and say, 'That's their...Islamic studies at the U., urged American Muslims to not just cope with life in this...

Article: A NEW AGENDA FOR AMERICAN MUSLIMS
The Boston Globe;  January 16, 2002 ;     684 words ......CENTER AND THE PENTAGON. FOR AMERICAN MUSLIMS, THESE HAVE BEEN TORTUOUS MONTHS. Like all Americans, American Muslims have been shocked and sickened...about Islam and the Middle East. American Muslims have been asked by their classmates...

Article: Muslim Youth Survey: 'Muslim, American, or Both?' 46 Pct. of Young American Muslims Feel Conflict Between Muslim & American Identities
U.S. Newswire;  November 29, 2005 ;     372 words ......of the poll is that nearly half of American Muslims between the ages of 14-26 feel a conflict...mainstream media airwaves, the voice of American Muslims has been largely absent from the public...the minds and personalities of young American Muslims who supposedly "fit the profile" ...

Article: American Muslims must help dispel myths
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  January 27, 2007 ;     520 words ......discrimination and hate crimes against innocent American Muslims. American Muslims should go beyond condemnations of terrorism...addition to answering America's questions, American Muslims must actively engage in the national discussion...

Article: American Muslims bridge the gap
Oakland Tribune;  April 28, 2006 ;     463 words ......often, that is the sentiment of many American Muslims, Fremont resident Shafi Refai said...United Muslims of America -- said many American Muslims feel that not only are they under...world because they are American. "American Muslims are very conscious of how the U.S...

Article: 'Treated as untouchables'; American Muslims say they'd been left out of presidential campaign until Powell spoke out.(World and Comment)
The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario);  October 24, 2008 ;     699 words ......Politically radioactive. These are ways American Muslims describe their status in an election...outpouring of gratitude and relief from American Muslims. That speech really came out of left...20 when he was killed in Iraq. We American Muslims have talked about our patriotism and...

Article: Crescent concerns; Muslims in America.(Problems for American Muslims)
The Economist (US);  May 8, 2004 ;     319 words ......Bush went out of his way to defend American Muslims. Yet complaints about harassment and...is discriminatory. The anger among American Muslims needs to be set against many things...records in the countries that many American Muslims fled. Anecdotally at least, there...

Article: American Muslims try to bridge the gap
Oakland Tribune;  April 28, 2006 ;     423 words ......too often, that is sentiment of many American Muslims, Fremont resident Shafi Refai said...United Muslims of America -- said many American Muslims feel not only that they are under...world because they are American. "American Muslims are very conscious of how the U.S...

Article: Many American Muslims trying to bridge the gap
Oakland Tribune;  April 29, 2006 ;     424 words ......often, that is the sentiment of many American Muslims, Fremont resident Shafi Refai said...United Muslims of America -- said many American Muslims feel not only that they are under...world because they are American. "American Muslims are very conscious of how the U.S...

Article: Measure recognizing American Muslims blocked in Congress
The Arab American News;  December 3, 1999 ;     440 words ...Measure recognizing American Muslims blocked in Congress This week...judgement based on stereotypes of American Muslims and Islam" in the wake of the...national tragedy, mosques and American Muslims across the United States reported...