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Islam 219
November 26, 2013
Homeland Insecurity: How Immigrant
Muslims Naturalize America in Islam
“Immigrants must feel at home not only in the privacy of their own homes but also in the culture of society.” (597) The Muslim population is rapidly increasing especially in the western world, from converts to those who originate from Islamic backgrounds.
According to the article there are about six million Muslims in the United States of America. However, despite the common misbelieve they have very few things in common, one is their religion and two is their experience in a new country. Muslims have different perceptions of how the religion must be practiced, just as Christians have different perceptions of how to practice,

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