Imams In Short Supply in U.S. As Islam Grows
Posted by Falak Rahman
npr: John Burnett.
Islam in America is growing exponentially. From 2000 to 2010, the number of mosques in the United States jumped 74 percent.
Today, there are more than 2,100 American mosques but they have a challenge: There aren’t enough imams, or spiritual leaders, to go around.
The 200 mostly Pakistani-American members of this small Texas mosque are lucky to have a full-time, American-born imam. There’s an acute imam shortage in America, the result of supply, and demand, says Nouman Ali Khan.
Posted by Falak Rahman
on February 11, 2013. Filed under Americas,Islam,Mosque.
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Bashy Quraishy
February 11, 2013 at 5:16 pm
Muslims do not need Imams or mosques but community centers and media outlets. These are the acute needs. The more mosques, the more Saudi influence.