(Congressional Quarterly) - Muslim political involvement is still in the early stages, with more focus on local community involvement than on developing a cohesive national agenda. The number of mosques in the U.S. was estimated at 1,209 in 2000. Islamic groups estimate the number of Muslims in the U.S. at about 6 million. The Pew Research Council and the City University of New York put the number at about 1 million. Muslim population centers include Dearborn, Los Angeles, Newark, Chicago, Atlanta, and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Thirty percent of American Muslims who regularly attend mosques are African-American, while 25 percent are Arab and 33 percent are South Asian, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
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