Number of U.S. mosques up 74% since 2000

The number of Islamic places of worship in the United States soared 74% in the past decade.

While protests against new mosques in New York, Tennessee and California made headlines, the overall number of mosques quietly rose from 1,209 in 2000 to 2,106 in 2010.

And most of their leaders say American society is not hostile to Islam, according to a comprehensive census of U.S. mosques and survey of imams, mosque presidents and board members released Wednesday.

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3 comments on “Number of U.S. mosques up 74% since 2000

  1. Cennydd13 says:

    Then they’re going to have to prove to Americans that Islam is not hostile towards [b]US[/b]…..Christians and Jews in particular, and they have a very long way to go in proving it.

  2. Yebonoma says:

    Better get familiar with the words umma and dhimmi.

  3. Cennydd13 says:

    Mere words won’t be good enough; their deeds will prove whether or not they’re hostile towards us.