{"id":1276,"date":"2014-11-19T13:00:21","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/islaminamerica\/?p=1276"},"modified":"2014-11-17T02:06:23","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T02:06:23","slug":"the-third-generation-dilemma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/islaminamerica\/2014\/11\/19\/the-third-generation-dilemma\/","title":{"rendered":"The Third Generation Dilemma"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some American mosques are altering their programs to suit the needs of the Second- and Third-Generation Muslim immigrants — those young people who were born in the United States.<\/p>\n

An article last week in the Wall Street Journal<\/I> pointed out that “younger congregants are searching for mosques that are less rigid about separating genders during prayers and that have leaders who understand American culture.”<\/p>\n

The younger generations are less willing to listen to the admonitions of imams imported from Muslim-majority countries, causing a staffing problem at Muslim institutions.<\/p>\n

Who’s involved with the Next Wave Muslim Initiative<\/a>? What do you think should be done to include the youngest American Muslims?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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