Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants
Diffusion of an Ideology: Mosques and the spread of Islam in North America, 1920 to 2010
Department
Geography & Planning
College
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Date Range
2010-2011
Abstract
The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the diffusion of Islam in North America through the investigation of mosque establishment from 1920 to the present. Data on mosque location and date of establishment were found on web sites that service the Muslim population. Results indicate that the establishment of mosques in North America has two peak periods: the early 1980s and the late 1990s. Mosque creation dropped off markedly after 2001. Future research will focus on type of mosque and country of origin of worshipers.
Conference Name
East Lakes Meeting of the Association of American Geographers
Conference Location
Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
ScholarWorks Citation
Cole, Roy and Crescentini, Enzo, "Diffusion of an Ideology: Mosques and the spread of Islam in North America, 1920 to 2010" (2010). Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants. 51.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/fsdg/51
