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Congressional resolutions acknowledging American Muslims: from 1999 to 2007
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Background:
Many congressional resolutions have been introduced into
Congress. They have supported Islam as a major world religion, promoted
tolerance towards Muslims, or acknowledging the holy lunar month of Ramadan --
when Muslims celebrate the God's communication of the Qur'an to humanity. Some
resolutions passed. Others did not proceed, apparently because of
inter-religious animosity.
Topics covered in this section:
Apparent errors that have surfaced in some resolutions:
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Numbers of Muslims in the U.S.: In a 2000-AUG news release, the Arab
American Institute mentioned that there are more than 6 million Muslims in
the U.S. 1 Some Congressional resolutions specify similar
numbers.
These estimates are apparently based on the total
number of persons who have emigrated to America from predominately Muslim
countries. This value is highly
controversial. Estimates from various sources range from a
little over 1 million to over 6 million
Muslims. |
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Number of monotheistic faiths: Senator Abraham referred to Islam as
"one of the three great monotheistic faiths." He was
apparently referring to Judaism, Christianity
and Islam. There are really five major monotheistic faiths
in the world, including the Baha'i Faith and Sikhism.
There are additional smaller monotheistic religions. |
Copyright © 1999 to 2007, by Ontario Consultants
on Religious Tolerance
First published on: 1999-DEC-15
Latest update: 2007-OCT-06
Author: B.A. Robinson
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