Muslims living in North America
... The Islamic issues facing Muslims in North America are shaped by the basic nature of Islam. ... Religion and ethnicity are the floral points for Muslims adaptation in North America. ... Living, leading a Muslim life in North America is a chance to open the Islamic culture to a continent of diversity. Muslims may regard the religious diversity of North America as an opportunity to promote their perception of Islam, an activity sometimes unacceptable in the home environment where religious boundaries are often strict. The role and quality of religion has been changing somewhat in North America in recent years. ... Muslims living in North America try to adapt to a new environment, still keeping and practicing their values. ... They may also see the religious diversity of North America as an opportunity, a chance to open Islam to another part of the world. ... Muslims living in a diverse culture should appreciate each other and work to build a strong community. The struggle with Islamic laws and laws of North American society has been a lifetime journey for Muslims. Muslims are forced to oversee the laws of their religion and abide by the society’s law. ... Muslims feel as each country accepts and promotes a more religious society, Islam may become a widespread religion. ... Day after day, Muslims constantly lead life with religion. They see Islam as a chance to open religion to North America. Muslims are faced with religious status reversal. ... This religious tolerance has been part of the environment in North America since the early days of European immigrants. Religious authorities in North America are given permission by the government to lead Islamic ceremonies. An imam acts as a mediator for the government to complete official legal documents of Muslims marriages. ... Their hope is for Islam to develop as a large religious community in North America just as Christianity or Judaism. Muslims face a challenge of operating within a legal and social framework in which Church relations have been developed primarily in relation to Judaism and Christianity.