Islam in New York City: Difference between revisions

In the 1980s and 1990s, the city began receiving Muslim refugees from war-torn areas of the world, as well as [[green card]] lottery recipients from countries such as Bangladesh and the new Central Asian republics. Through skilled employment visas and family reunification programs, immigration also increased from countries such as Pakistan, Senegal, Ghana, Guyana, Egypt, Palestine, and Yemen.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Newest New Yorkers, 1990-1994 |publisher=New York City Department of Planning |year=1997 |location=New York |language=English}}</ref> Most of these new immigrants settled in the outer boroughs, in neighborhoods such as [[Bay Ridge, Brooklyn|Bay Ridge]], [[Jackson Heights, Queens|Jackson Heights]], [[Midwood, Brooklyn|Midwood]], [[Astoria, Queens|Astoria]], [[Boerum Hill]], and the [[West Bronx]]. Alongside other foreign-born residents, they would play a key role in reviving the city's fortunes following the crisis years of the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Immigration and New York City: The Contributions of Foreign-Born Americans to New York's Rennaisance, 1975-2013 |publisher=AS/COA |year=2014 |language=English}}</ref>

 

With the arrival of new Muslim immigrants and the consolidation of the African-American Sunni community, Islam in New York began to flourish in the late 20th century. In the decades prior to 9/11 and the [[killing of Amadou Diallo]] in 1999, the city emerged as a destination for working Muslims around the globe, developing a reputation as a land of relative opportunity where faith could be freely practiced. Halal butchers and other Muslim-owned businesses began dotting the landscapes of the outer boroughs. The 1970s also saw the formal foundation of a wave of religious community organizations, including the Nigerian Muslim Association (Masjid Ibaadurahman) in [[Fort Greene, Brooklyn|Fort Greene]] and the Muslim Center of New York in [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]], which was built by South Asian migrants and funded by Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About us |date=5 April 2020 |url=https://ibaadurahman.org/about-us/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About us |url=https://muslimcenter.org/about-us/}}</ref>