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September 11, 2011 - The Toledo Blade
Toledo Blade: Area Muslims strive to counter 'Islamophobia'

Ten years ago Sunday, Toledo attorney Linda Mansour was watching the 9/11 terror attacks on a courthouse TV when friends and colleagues gave her hugs and words of support.

September 11, 2011 - The Times Herald-Record
Times Herald-Record: Everything changed that September day

Ten years is a long time.

September 08, 2011 - Capital News Service
Capital News Service: Sept. 11 attacks encourage Md. Muslims to reach out

A majority of Muslim Americans said their lives became more challenging in the decade that followed the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a new survey of Muslim attitudes in the United States.

September 07, 2011 - Free Malaysia Today
Free Malaysia Today: Muslims feel at home in the US
The driver bumped into Shah Rahman’s car on a Texas on-ramp, in what appeared to be just a minor accident.
September 03, 2011 - The Arab American News
Arab American News: Survey: U.S. Muslims upbeat despite scrutiny since 9/11
Despite increased public scrutiny since the 9/11 terrorist attacks and well-funded campaigns promoting Islamophobia, U.S. Muslims express a significantly higher level of satisfaction with their lives, their local communities, and the country's general direction than does the public at large, according to a major new survey released here Tuesday by the Pew Research Center.
September 02, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: Opinion: Don’t fear Islamic law in America
More than a dozen American states are considering outlawing aspects of Shariah law.
September 01, 2011 - Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Video: Are Muslim Americans Extreme?

Pew Research Center senior researcher Greg Smith discusses a new study that suggests Muslim Americans are more moderate than most people believe.

August 31, 2011 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Muslim survey shows contentment in America
A survey of Muslim Americans released Tuesday portrays a community largely content with its place in American society and optimistic about the country's direction, despite concerns about anti-Muslim discrimination in the years since the Sept. 11 attacks.
August 30, 2011 - CNN
CNN: U.S. Muslims happy with their country despite pressure, study finds
People look at Zeinab Chami a little warily sometimes, she says, especially when she travels outside big cities.
August 30, 2011 - AFP
AFP: US Muslims 'happy with life despite discrimination'
US Muslims are far more satisfied with the direction of their country than most Americans even though nearly half of them have faced discrimination and prejudice in the past year, a poll found Tuesday.
August 30, 2011 - United Press International
UPI: Most U.S. Muslims back Ground Zero mosque
Most Muslim Americans support the proposal to build a controversial mosque and Islamic community center near Ground Zero, a survey shows.
August 30, 2011 - Voice of America
VOA: Survey of US Muslim attitudes finds little support for extremism
Since the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, many Americans have worried about the potential for home grown militancy among Muslims living in the United States.
August 29, 2011 - Reuters
Reuters: Most American Muslims are satisfied Obama backers
A majority of U.S. Muslims are content with the nation's direction in contrast to many Americans and few Muslims believe there is support for Islamic extremism here, a survey released on Tuesday found.
August 26, 2011 - The Spiritual Herald
Spiritual Herald: Catholics and Evangelicals vie for no. 1 religion in U.S.
Fierce competition—now developing among economically hard-hit European, Latin American, African and Middle Eastern countries—may soon decide which denomination will emerge as the number one religion in America.
August 25, 2011 - The Montclair Times
Montclair Times: Perception of Islam 'increasingly negative' over last decade, Montclair Imam says
Kevin Dawud Amin remembers his daughter talking about what happened at school that day.
August 24, 2011 - The Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star: Asserting their identity: American Muslims face charged climate since 9/11
Javed "Hijabman" Memon peddles the kind of post-9/11, self-referential, satire-laced merchandise that's become a fixture for Islamic hipsters eager to voice their frustration at a decade relegated to the fringes as members of the scary Muslim "other."
August 24, 2011 - Agence France-Presse
AFP: American Muslims on guard after 9/11
Muslims in Sterling, Virginia have marked every anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 with a solemn prayer service for the victims and heightened vigilance against potential hate crimes.
August 23, 2011 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: A missing monument to religious freedom
The annual reading of George Washington's letter to the Jews—which took place this weekend at the Touro Synagogue in Newport, R.I.—will echo with extra significance this year, as a campaign is now under way to make the original letter available for public viewing.
August 04, 2011 - Catholic News Service
Catholic News Service: Muslim Americans optimistic but still face prejudice, study finds
American Muslims are more optimistic about their future than people of other religions are about their own, though Muslims say they regularly contend with suspicion and lack of respect for their faith.
August 04, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Opinion: Why religion will matter in 2012
After the release of our poll last week showing the impact of perceptions of religious differences on support for President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, I’ve been answering a lot of questions about why religion will matter in the 2012 elections.
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