The universal Muslim greeting (above written in Arabic) “As’salamualaikum” translates to “Peace Be Unto You.”
The presence of Muslims in the United States can be seen as early as the 1600s. The establishment of Muslim communities is fairly recent, however, since the majority of Muslim immigration occurred following 1965. Bensonhurst, a previously Italian-dominated community, is home to a growing Muslim population and boasts several mosques and Muslim-owned businesses. This website documents the gradual formation of Bensonhurst’s Muslim community. Check out our other posts to find out more!
This page was created by three freshmen at the Macaulay Honors College at Brooklyn College: Shokhina Badrieva (shokhina.badrieva@macaulay.cuny.edu), Mosabbiha Nafisah (mosabbiha.nafisa@macaulay.cuny.edu), and Anumta Raheel (anumta.raheel@macaulay.cuny.edu).
At the corner of the MAS Youth Center in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn at Bay 22nd and Bath Ave. At least three other mosques are also located on Bath Ave.
One of Brooklyn’s many storefront mosques. The Al-Ansar Center, located on Bath Ave, is just a few blocks down from the MAS Youth Center.
