Far from a βnewβ religion in USA/AMerican conteinents, tracing back so 1500s
In USA< Muslims trace histories to:
- slave trade
- 1800s/early 1900s from ME(Lebanon, Syria, etc)
- When immigration quota laws change in 1964, Asian, African Muslim immigrants increase - usu. wealthy, professional folks.
- African-Ameircan and European-American conversions (late 19th C on, with increase in last 50 years)
- Refugee/asylum-seeking populations (starting with Bosnian Muslims in 1990s, post-Bosnian genocide)