African american Quote by Ibtihaj Muhammad

I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been a challenge because so many people do not understand…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

A growing number of Muslims in America, more than 40 percent are African-American

— Charles Bierbauer

One of the things that made the Black Muslim movement grow was its emphasis upon things African. This was the secret to the growth…

— Malcolm X

I think Muslims have become the new Negroes in America. They are being mistreated at airports, by the Immigration - everywhere. Islam is a…

— Jermaine Jackson

One of my brothers in my adopted family converted to Islam and I love him with all my heart. I have Muslim women who…

— Kola Boof

If you convert to Islam after a couple of decades of being a black man in the U.S., the discrimination you receive as a…

— Mahershala Ali

I knew that the black struggle wasn't my struggle. But I felt like it was my-struggle-adjacent, you know? I've always said that if you…

— Negin Farsad

At this point I hadn't yet gotten deep into the historic condition that negroes in this country are confronted with, but at that point…

— Malcolm X

Even as considering African-Americans, immigrants and other groups who may be marginalized in different ways, American Muslims are still one of the most marginalized…

— Glenn Greenwald

Whatever the reason, American Muslims appear far less inclined to support the global jihad than their European counterparts.

— Timothy Noah

It's understandable that Europe's Muslims are in a difficult situation, which is partly their own doing and partly not.

— Wolfgang Schauble

We've had Muslims in America since George Washington. And we've had many successful Muslims. We just lost a particular well-known one with Muhammad Ali.

— Hillary Clinton