Essay On Muslims In America

Does America accommodate Muslims well? Hate crimes directed at Muslims in America occur on a regular basis, when only a small percentage of them are extremists. Without completely setting aside the treatment of Muslims, focus in on the accommodations America has made for Muslims. Strict rules on prayer and clothing in schools and workplaces, the vandalism of American mosques, and the lack of acceptance of Muslims in America, despite their growing population, shows that America does not accommodate Muslims well. There are five pillars of Islam, one of which is called Salat. Salat is five daily prayers at specific times throughout the day that last about 5 minutes each. Some of the times of prayer conflict with school and work schedules, so some people chose to have their child skip prayer at school. Parkdale High School in Maryland first began allowing Muslim students 8 minute prayer times only if they had good grades and parents permission. One San Diego, California elementary school took away the one daily prayer that was allowed because of headlining in the news for allowing the prayer. The president and chief of the Christian advocacy group called Thomas More Law Center, who believe that Muslims are “waging a ‘Stealth Jihad’ within our borders,”, told USA Today, “What (school officials) are doing...is to …show more content…
However, the Muslim is predicted to grow faster than Hinduism and Judaism in the US, mostly because of immigration and natural increase. Currently, Muslims make up 1%, or 3.3 million people, of the US population. The generation of Muslims post-9/11 are found to be more devout than their parents and they have children that are raised in Islam. Priap says the most Muslims in her area chose to live there for work and “so they can have access to the food they are used to and being close to a culture that reminds them of home if they are