Are weekend Islamic schools preparing children for life ahead? It’s a big question—and the title of ISPU’s 2018 report, published last fall. In collaboration with the John Templeton Foundation, we brought together publishers, teachers, and researchers with expertise in Islamic schools to create concrete recommendations—ones…

We're excited to announce the publication of ISPU's American Muslim Poll 2019: Predicting and Preventing Islamophobia with an event in the nation's capital. Returning for its fourth year, ISPU’s signature poll surveys Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, white Evangelicals, and those that consider themselves non-affiliated to compare…

It is commonly said that we fear what we don’t understand. Living up to our American ideals requires us to understand our neighbors, our colleagues, and our friends despite our diverse backgrounds. Yet in recent years, Muslims in America have rarely been portrayed as nuanced…

Muslims have lived, worked, and prayed in New York City for well over a century, establishing it as a major center of Muslim American life and culture. Brooklyn Historical Society Oral Historian and Muslims in Brooklyn Project Director Zaheer Ali, author of Being Muslim: A…

June 26 is the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to uphold the Muslim Ban. On that date, ISPU will join the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative, Justice for Muslims Collective, and Advocates for Youth in hosting an event to explore the…

ISPU is coming to the 2019 ISNA Convention in Houston! We hope you'll come visit us in the bazaar and at our educational session: The Power to Strengthen Our Democracy Sunday, 2:00–3:15 p.m. | Room 371A & 371D “The cornerstone of democracy rests on the…

ISPU and the Religious Freedom Center will host a celebration of the publication of ISPU Scholar Asma Uddin’s When Islam Is Not a Religion: Inside America’s Fight for Religious Freedom. The event will kick-off with Uddin in conversation with Tom Gjelten of National Public Radio,…

Hosted by the Arab American National Museum, in partnership with ISPU, the 5th Annual 9/11 Anniversary Town Hall will explore how the national security state targets Islamic institutions, and the impact of this issue on community. In the aftermath of 9/11, institutions that serve the…

On November 7, ISPU's Petra Alsoofy will interview Dr. Debbie Almontaser in Ann Arbor, and you're invited to join us! Don't miss our conversation about Islamophobia, religious-based bullying, and leadership in an era of hate, made possible by our partners at the University of Michigan…