Muslims will be more than one-quarter of the Earthâs population by 2030, according to a study released today.
By Garrett Hubbard, USA TODAY
Umaid Qureshi leading an afternoon prayer for family members in their home in Herndon, Va., a suburb of Washington, D.C.
The number of U.S. Muslims will more than double, so you are as likely to know a Muslim here in 20 years as you are to know someone Jewish or Episcopalian today.
If immigration patterns and Muslimsâ comparatively higher birth rates continue, Pew projects:
⢠U.S. Muslims will go from a tiny minority now, less than 1% of the nation, to 1.7%. Thatâs a jump from 2.6 million people in 2010 to 6.2 million.
<img src='http://i.usatoday.net/news/graphics/2011/0127-muslim-population/growth.gif'>
By Garrett Hubbard, USA TODAY
Umaid Qureshi leading an afternoon prayer for family members in their home in Herndon, Va., a suburb of Washington, D.C.
The number of U.S. Muslims will more than double, so you are as likely to know a Muslim here in 20 years as you are to know someone Jewish or Episcopalian today.
If immigration patterns and Muslimsâ comparatively higher birth rates continue, Pew projects:
⢠U.S. Muslims will go from a tiny minority now, less than 1% of the nation, to 1.7%. Thatâs a jump from 2.6 million people in 2010 to 6.2 million.
<img src='http://i.usatoday.net/news/graphics/2011/0127-muslim-population/growth.gif'>
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