America and the largest Muslim countries in the world
By Bernie on 04 Jun 2009
When President Obama told Laura Haim on Canal Plus, a French television station, that the "United States also could be considered as 'one of the largest Muslim countries in the world,'" a few leftist blogs tried to defend that mistaken notion.
MyDD, What Planet Is He On?
his comment, predictably, has set off some controversy. Case in point is Robert Spencer of Jihadwatch, who asks "what planet is he on?" Answers Mark Leon Goldberg,
I'm guessing "earth." Because according to the Pew Research Center, there are an estimated 2.35 million Muslims in Amerca. This means that if the United States were a member of the 57 nation Organization of the Islamic Conferences it would rank, in terms of Muslim population, above Albania, Kuwait, Brunei, Benin, Togo, Djbouti, Suriname, Gabon, Gambia, Guyana, Guinea-Bissau, Comoros, Qatar, Lebanon, and the Maldives.
Yes, Goldberg is correct. The US has more Muslims than the few countries he lists, but that still places us at number 39 out of 47 in Muslim Majority Countries [Wiki] and number 42 out of 57 in the Organization of the Islamic Conferences. Let's just admit the truth and simply say Obama misspoke.
Mark Leon Goldberg, America one of the largest Muslim countries in the world? I guess it depends on what your definition of "largest" is. What a maroon!
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