Cities see rise in black Muslims in wake of 9/11 Religious leaders report
growth in numbers in major American cities
PITTSBURGH - Allahu Akbar, the Muslim call for prayer, rings out on a recent
Friday and a group of black men and women gather to celebrate the Islamic
day of rest.

The wooden house in Pittsburgh's rundown Homewood neighborhood looks like
any other on the block. But the sign at the door, Masjid Mumin, and the rows
of shoes lined up inside on gray, plastic shelves hint of the brand of Sunni
Islam its members practice.

The mosque is one of seven in Pittsburgh, home to a vibrant community of
about 8,000 to 10,000 Sunni Muslims — some 30 percent of them black.
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