Latino Attitudes Toward American Muslims and Islam

According to the U.S. Census, just under 20% of Americans are Latino, a sizable proportion of the American public. Demographic data from ISPU’s American Muslim Poll finds that 9% of Muslims in the United States are Latino, a steadily growing percentage. In previous research, ISPU found that Latinos have lower levels of Islamophobia than other racial and ethnic groups in the United States and the general public. These demographic trends, coupled with the lower levels of Islamophobia found among this population, motivate this research, which included individual interviews and focus groups. Our findings include themes relating to lower levels of Islamophobia, what manifestations of Islamophobia still persist, and research-based recommendations for mitigating it.

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This publication was produced by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) with support from and in partnership with IslamInSpanish, alongside additional generous support from the Doris Duke Foundation and El Hibri Foundation. ISPU would like to acknowledge our research partner, Latino Decisions.

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