RESEARCH MAKING AN IMPACT
THE LATEST
10 Facts That Changed the Way We Understand American Muslims
Here are 10 pieces of data discovered by ISPU during the past decade that inspired change and started important conversations. Read more→
A Closer Look at Muslim Poverty
Last year, we discovered that Muslims were the most likely faith community to report low income. Now we’re taking our analysis a step further. What do American Muslims believe about the cause of poverty? Do low-income Muslims feel poor? Read our analysis to find out→
4 Data-Driven Ways to Combat Islamophobia
Watch our new video to learn more about how you can combat Islamophobia in America, and then share with a friend! Watch now→
Interracial Marriage among American Muslims
According to our 2019 survey, nearly 1 in 5 married Muslims are in an interracial relationship. This analysis examines interracial marriage across faith groups and within the American Muslim community. Read our analysis→
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.
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
“As a mother, I see how ISPU is changing the atmosphere my children are growing up in. As a professional, I use ISPU’s work to increase cultural competence, so that future specialists might be a little bit better equipped the next time they are treating a Muslim patient who has been admitted for psychiatric reasons.”
DR. SABA MAROOF, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
“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
“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 TOOLKITS
ISPU | YAQEEN TALK TOOLKITS
Talk toolkits to equip imams, youth directors, MSA leaders, and Islamic schools to address topics relevant to the concerns of American Muslims
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CATHERINE'S STORY
Equipping Faith Leaders
“It is not enough that people [who attend our events] don’t know about Islam and Muslims,” says Catherine Orsborn, Executive Director of the Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign. “It’s that they think they know a lot, and we need to work through all these myths that they’ve been entrenched in.”
The Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign equips American faith leaders with tools to address anti-Muslim discrimination and violence. They come into contact with many people who don’t know a single Muslim person, yet have internalized a lifetime of anti-Muslim rhetoric. ISPU research is key in banishing those dangerous stereotypes… Read more→
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
ISPU is a nonprofit organization that relies on the generosity of individual donors to keep our research free and accessible to everyone who needs it. You can help us keep it that way.
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