1.0Islam In Americahttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/islaminamericaSuzy Shuraymhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/islaminamerica/author/smckee/Back to the Beginning - Islam In Americarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VkTsj13rRN"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/islaminamerica/2012/06/11/back-to-the-beginning/">Back to the Beginning</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/islaminamerica/2012/06/11/back-to-the-beginning/embed/#?secret=VkTsj13rRN" width="600" height="338" title="“Back to the Beginning” — Islam In America" data-secret="VkTsj13rRN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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No: Islam did not arrive for the first time in North America in the mid-20th Century. It’s likely that the first Muslims to set foot in the Western Hemisphere arrived in 1492 on one of the three ships captained by Christopher Columbus. Why? The reasons lie in the history of the Iberian Peninsula. For more…http://blog.beliefnet.com/islaminamerica/files/2012/06/travelersway_alhambra.jpg