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Islam is a minority religion in all of the countries and territories of the Americas . Suriname has the highest percentage of Muslims in its population for the region, with 13.5% or 66,307 individuals, according to its 2004 census.¹ However, the United States, in which estimates vary due to a lack of a census question, is generally believed to have the largest population , with between 1.3 and 2.7 million. Some West African slaves taken to the Americas by colonists may likely have been Muslims, although they became forcibly converted to Christianity.² Most Muslims in the former British Caribbean came from the Indian subcontinent as labourers following the abolition of slavery. This movement also reached Suriname, although other Muslims there moved from another Dutch colony, which is now Indonesia .³ In the United States, the largest Muslim ethnic group is of African Americans , who converted in the last century, including the syncretic, radical and revisionist Nation of Islam .⁴ However, in South America, the Muslim population is mainly composed of wealthy immigrants from the Levant , including Lebanese and Syrians. v t e⁵

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Islam is a minority religion in all of the countries and territories of the Americas . Suriname has the highest percentage of Muslims in its population for the region, with 15.2% or 85,637 individuals, according to its 2010 census. However, the United States, in which estimates vary due to a lack of a census question, is generally believed to have the largest population , with approximately 3.45 million Muslims living there. Most Muslims in the former British Caribbean came from the Indian subcontinent as laborers following the abolition of slavery. This movement also reached Suriname, although other Muslims there moved from a separate Dutch colony, which now contains Indonesia . In the United States, the largest Muslim ethnic group is of African Americans , who converted in the last century, including those who converted from the actions of the syncretic, radical and revisionist group known as the Nation of Islam . However, in South America, the Muslim population is mainly composed of upper-class immigrants from the Levant , including those from Lebanon and Syria.

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Overview of the role of the Islam in the Americas Islam is a minority religion in all of the countries and territories of the Americas , around 1% of North America population are Muslims , and 0.1% of Latin America and Caribbean population are Muslims . Suriname has the highest percentage of Muslims in its population for the region, with 13.9% or 75,053 individuals, according to its 2012 census. However, the United States, in which estimates vary due to a lack of a census question, is generally believed to have the largest population , with approximately 3.45 million Muslims living there, about 1.1 percent of the total U.S. population. Most Muslims in the former British Caribbean came from the Indian subcontinent as indentured servants following the abolition of slavery. This movement also reached Suriname, although other Muslims there moved from a separate Dutch colony, which is now Indonesia . In the United States, the largest Muslim ethnic group is of African Americans , who converted in the 20th century, including those who converted from the actions of the syncretic, radical and revisionist group known as the Nation of Islam . However, in South America, the Muslim population is mainly composed of upper-class immigrants from the Levant , including those from Lebanon and Syria. Muslim population continues to grow" .

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Islam in the Americas is a minority religion in all of the countries and territories of the Americas . Approximately 1% of North America population are Muslims , and 0.1% of Latin America and Caribbean population are Muslims. Suriname has the highest percentage of Muslims in its population for the region, with 13.9% or 75,053 individuals, according to its 2012 census. However, the United States, in which estimates vary due to a lack of a census question, is generally believed to have the largest population , with approximately 3.45 million Muslims living there, about 1.1 percent of the total U.S. population. Most Muslims in the former British Caribbean came from the Indian subcontinent as indentured servants following the abolition of slavery. This movement also reached Suriname, although other Muslims there moved from a separate Dutch colony, which is now Indonesia . In the United States, the largest Muslim ethnic group is of white Arabs from the Middle East . However, in South America, the Muslim population is mainly composed of upper-class immigrants from the Levant , including those from Lebanon and Syria. Muslim population continues to grow" .

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