RESEARCH MAKING AN IMPACT
THE LATEST
Webinar: Countering Mosque Opposition
Join us as we share new research that offers recommendations and resources to understand, preempt, and challenge opposition to mosque and Islamic center construction and expansion. Register today→
Deep Dives with ISPU: Leadership qualities in nonprofit spaces
In the latest episode of Deep Dives with ISPU, an update to an episode of Nonprofit Nuggets, a podcast by former board member M. Gasby Brown. Gasby and Meira Neggaz discuss success in fundraising using ISPU as a case study. Listen now→
Accessibility at ISPU
We are a recently MUHSEN-certified organization able to provide services and accommodations to make our research and events more accessible. Learn more→
Read our 2021 Annual Report
A year of growth. Hear from partners about our impact, read about our research projects, and learn more about the programs and projects made possible with your support. Read the report→
Research Making an Impact
Research Making an Impact
WHAT IS ISPU?
ISPU provides objective research and education about American Muslims to support well-informed dialogue and decision-making.
RECENT REPORTS
Toolkit: Countering Mosque Opposition
This toolkit offers recommendations and resources to understand, preempt, and challenge opposition to mosque and Islamic center construction and expansion. Get the toolkit→
A third of Americans in distress seek mental health support
An analysis from our Community in the Time of Corona project finding Muslims are more likely than the general public to rely on faith and family to cope with mental distress. Read the analysis→
What do Muslims believe about the legality of abortion?
This is an early data release from the upcoming American Muslim Poll 2022. Insights on what American Muslims believe about the legality of abortion across faith, race, and gender. Read the analysis→
Report: Mental Health of Muslim Healthcare Workers
This report seeks to understand how American Muslim healthcare workers (HCWs) in the United States have been impacted the stress of COVID-19, and how they have coped with it. Read the report→
WHAT IS ISPU?
ISPU provides objective research and education about American Muslims to support well-informed dialogue and decision-making.
OUR RESEARCH
Our work makes impact in the following areas:
DEVELOPING
COMMUNITY
Researching family and wellness and building community capacity
BUILDING
UNDERSTANDING
Protecting American pluralism and quantifying Muslim contributions
PROVIDING
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Offering platforms for discussion and informing national conversations
OUR RESEARCH
Our work makes impact in the following areas:
DEVELOPING
COMMUNITY
Researching family and wellness and building community capacity
BUILDING
UNDERSTANDING
Protecting American pluralism and quantifying Muslim contributions
PROVIDING
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Offering platforms for discussion and informing national conversations
“Thank you for your hard work. ISPU has always been and continue to be the beacon of knowledge and understanding through facts. Thank you again for making our Muslim community shine.”
JUMAN DOLEH-ALOMARY, Information Technology Audit Director at Wayne State
University and executive board member of Arab American Women’s Business Council
“ISPU’s work is very profound. There’s so much truth in what they do—even making our community put a mirror up and saying this is what’s going on. I think that’s critically important.”
CONGRESSWOMAN RASHIDA TLAIB (MI-13)
“You planted a seed about the need for better representation of Black Muslims—women in particular—in the media. The choice I made to feature a young, Black woman came out of [ISPU’s training for journalists]. The seminar helped me see my gaps and blind spots.”
LIZ KINEKE, Broadcast journalist
FEATURED PROJECT
ONLINE COURSES
In partnership with ReligionAndPublicLife.org, online learning featuring ISPU research.
OUR IMPACT
STORY OF IMPACT
A Student’s Compelling Testimony
We know anecdotally that Muslim college students suffer from Islamophobia, but there was room to learn much more. So, ISPU partnered with MSA West to survey over 500 Muslim college students across California, gaining important insights on the well-being of a vulnerable and under-researched population. What we discovered is already making an impact.
Sadia Khan is a legal studies major at UC Berkeley and a member of her campus’ MSA Political Action Committee. In 2019, she testified on a panel at a California State Assembly hearing on campus climate. During her testimony, Sadia shared with assembly members data from our report on how many Muslim students reported facing religious discrimination on campus… Read more→
OUR IMPACT
STORY OF IMPACT
A Student’s Compelling Testimony
We know anecdotally that Muslim college students suffer from Islamophobia, but there was room to learn much more. So, ISPU partnered with MSA West to survey over 500 Muslim college students across California, gaining important insights on the well-being of a vulnerable and under-researched population. What we discovered is already making an impact.
Sadia Khan is a legal studies major at UC Berkeley and a member of her campus’ MSA Political Action Committee. In 2019, she testified on a panel at a California State Assembly hearing on campus climate… Read more→
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
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