Most Muslim children attend public schools and families often rely on weekend Islamic schools to educate their children on the basics of their faith. But are these schools preparing children for their life ahead? What are the challenges that Muslim children face today, and what…
Find out more »The Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance is organizing a day-long summit on race and inclusion this July. You'll hear sessions about implicit bias in media, building a people-centered economy, and health equity, as well as listening in to ISPU's Petra Alsoofy as she shares research that…
Find out more »In collaboration with the Family and Youth Institute (FYI), we are co-hosting a conversation with Rafee Al-Mansur (MFT-R), Dalia Mogahed (ISPU), and Dr. Madiha Tahseen (The FYI) about divorce in American Muslim communities. In this webinar, you'll learn about counseling trends and mental health needs,…
Find out more »ISPU's American Muslim Poll revealed 42% of Muslim families report an incident of religious-based bullying of at least one of their children in school. It also revealed that at least a quarter of these cases are perpetrated by a teacher or an administrator. Religious-based bullying,…
Find out more »Returning for its fifth year, American Muslim Poll 2020: Amid Pandemic and Protest surveys Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, white Evangelicals, and those that consider themselves non-affiliated to compare attitudes across faith and non-faith groups. ISPU’s poll charts the attitudes and policy preferences that animated the…
Find out more »Returning for its fifth year, American Muslim Poll 2020: Amid Pandemic and Protest surveys Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, white Evangelicals, and those that consider themselves non-affiliated to compare attitudes across faith and non-faith groups. ISPU’s poll charts the attitudes and policy preferences that animated the…
Find out more »Returning for its fifth year, American Muslim Poll 2020: Amid Pandemic and Protest surveys Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, white Evangelicals, and those that consider themselves non-affiliated to compare attitudes across faith and non-faith groups. ISPU’s poll charts the attitudes and policy preferences that animated the…
Find out more »Returning for its fifth year, American Muslim Poll 2020: Amid Pandemic and Protest surveys Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, white Evangelicals, and those that consider themselves non-affiliated to compare attitudes across faith and non-faith groups. ISPU’s poll charts the attitudes and policy preferences that animated the…
Find out more »ISPU is coming to MAS-ICNA 2020! You have three opportunities to attend events with ISPU's staff. Community in the Time of Corona with Petra Alsoofy Saturday Dec 26, 2 p.m. - 2:25 p.m. CST As COVID-19 continues to spread in many communities, the Institute for Social…
Find out more »ISPU has found massive voter registration gains among American Muslim voters, with a jump from 60% in 2016 to 78% in 2019. And American Muslims are civically engaged beyond voting. Attending town hall meetings, contributing to campaigns and supporting ally communities are some of the…
Find out more »Islamophobia manifests in many different anti-Muslim activities that take many forms: structural, individual, and dialectic Islamophobia. At the private individual level, Islamophobia takes the form of harassment and violence. On a community level, the emergence of anti-Muslim hate groups, anti-Muslim rallies, organized and anti-mosque activity—including…
Find out more »Please join us on Thursday, July 1 at 3PM EST for a webinar on Report 1 of the US Mosque Survey 2020: Basic Characteristics of the American Mosque. The purpose of the US Mosque Survey is to conduct a scientific study that will generate accurate…
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