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The Islamic Center of America, the largest mosque in the United States, located in Dearborn, Michigan.1Memphis Al-Rasool Mosque, Shia denomination, Memphis, TN Around the world are living over 200 million Shia Muslims, who make up 23% of all Muslims . American Shia Muslim community are from different part of the world such as South Asia , Europe , Middle East , and East Africa . They have many activities and founded several organization such as Islamic Center of America and North American Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities Organization (NASIMCO). American Foreign Policy and the Muslim World .2
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The Islamic Center of America, the largest and the oldest mosque (founded in 1963) in the US, located in Dearborn, Michigan Memphis Al-Rasool Mosque, a Shia mosque in Memphis, Tennessee , United States A 2009 survey by the Pew Research Center estimated that 10-13% of Muslims worldwide adhere to Shia Islam , with a global total of between 154 million and 200 million Shia Muslims.In the Americas , Pew estimated a population of just under 4.6 million Muslims overall in 2009, with a small portion of those being Shia.The Pew survey estimated a Shia population of 300,000 Shias in North America, about 10.0% of North America's Muslim population.Also, according to Shafaqna News agency, Shiite (Shia) Muslims are approximately 2.5 million persons in the U.S.
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Islam in the Americas The Islamic Center of America, the largest and the oldest mosque (founded in 1963) in the US, located in Dearborn, Michigan Memphis Al-Rasool Mosque, a Shia mosque in Memphis, Tennessee , United States A 2009 survey by the Pew Research Center estimated that 10-13% of Muslims worldwide adhere to Shia Islam , with a global total of between 154 million and 200 million Shia Muslims. In the Americas , Pew estimated a population of just under 4.6 million Muslims overall in 2009, with a small portion of those being Shia. The Pew survey estimated a Shia population of 300,000 Shias in North America, about 10.0% of North America's Muslim population. Also, according to Shafaqna News agency, Shiite (Shia) Muslims are approximately 2.5 million persons in the U.S.
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living over 200 million shia muslims
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approximately 2
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