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American Muslims Are Young, Politically Liberal, and Scared

Rare survey data suggests the community’s emerging political identity is being shaped by Millennials.
Source: David Ryder / Reuters

Muslims may be the religious group that’s most talked about and least understood in the U.S. President Trump has put Islam at the center of his policymaking, making shaky claims about how assimilated Muslims are into American life. And yet, in part because the group is so small, actual data about their religiosity, political leanings, and engagement with American culture is relatively scarce.

A new from the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, or ISPU, offers a rare look at this changing community. The report covers interviews with nearly 2,400 American

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