Number of American Mosques Grows Substantially in Last Decade

Date: 
03/01/2012
Contributor: 
Susan Kaplan
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There are now more than 2000 mosques in the U.S. That's about a 74 percent increase from ten years ago, according to a new study conducted by among  others , the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. It's director, David Roozen,  says  that the development is particularly noteworthy given that most mainstream religions aren't growing at all. The full report called The American Mosque can be found at http://faithcommunitiestoday.org/muslim-faith-group

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