Family and friends celebrate the Islamic wedding ceremony of Mostafa and Nadia in Silver Spring, MD.
In February 2016, President Obama made his first presidential visit to a mosque in the U.S. In a speech delivered at the Islamic Society of Baltimore, speaking particularly to Muslim youth, Obama said, “You’re right where you belong. You’re part of America too. You’re not Muslim or American, you’re Muslim and American.”
This series of images is part of an ongoing project documenting the daily life of American Muslims in an effort to expand the narrative of Muslims, challenging stereotypes prevalent in mainstream media, including the notion that one can’t be both Muslim and American.
Jehan, 8, plays with a cat at the Islamic Community School at Masjid As-Saffat in Baltimore, MD. The school has been in operation since 1977.
A crowd of more than 400 people gathers at Dupont Circle in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, to remember Deah Barakat, 23, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, 21, and her sister, Razan, 19. The three Muslims were shot to death in their home in Chapel Hill, N.C. two days earlier.
People gather at a park in Bethesda, MD for a community potluck dinner to welcome the beginning of Ramadan. The event was organized by Next Wave Muslim Initiative.
A group of Muslim and non-Muslim boys gathers for a weekly basketball game in the gym at the Islamic Society of Baltimore in Baltimore, MD.
Kids run and play in the mosque at the Diyanet Center inLanham, MD while the adults take cell phone pictures.
Models take a selfie before walking the runway during DC Fashion Week.
Sumayyah Muhammad, 38, left, points out to Zineb Hilali, 26, another area of the field that needs raking. The two women were among several other people volunteering at the City Orchard, an organic fruit orchard, in Belstville, MD. Fruit grown in this orchard is distributed through Bread for the City, an organization that provides food and various services to Washington, DC residents in need.
Faiz and Sarah laugh as their son, Idris, pulls off his baby sister's sock while at a family wedding in Pennsylvania.
Family, friends, and a large crowd of supporters gathered at a vigil in Reston, VA to honor Nabra Hassanen, a 17-year-old girl, who was brutally killed while returning to nightly prayers at the All Dullles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) Center in Sterling, VA. Police believe Hassanen was a victim of road rage.