11 March 2007

When Muslim worlds collide

Imam Talib, 56, is a thundering prison chaplain whose mosque traces its roots to Malcolm X.

He is a first-generation Muslim.

Dr. Khan, 64, is a mild-mannered pulmonologist who collects Chinese antiques and learned to ski on the slopes of Vermont.

He is a first-generation American.
I hadn't previously stopped to think, that in North America, there might be a divide between the immigrant and already established Muslim communities.

The truth is, I hadn't previously thought of it at all.

It's an interesting read.
Today, of the estimated six million Muslims who live in the United States, about 25 percent are African-American, 34 percent are South Asian and 26 percent are Arab, said John Zogby, a pollster who has studied the American Muslim population.

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