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	Podcast:		Heart and Soul
	Episode:		America's Muslim Town
	Category:		Religion & Spirituality
	Duration:		00:27:00
	Publish Date:		2016-10-26 03:55:00
	Description:		Right next to the city of Detroit, Michigan is Hamtramck, the first Muslim majority city in the United States. Just over 50% of the residents are immigrants from Bangladesh, Yemen and Bosnia. There are ten mosques in just over 2 square miles, as well as Islamic private schools. But only a few decades ago, the city was dominated by Polish immigrants with their Catholic churches and schools. Long before Donald Trump made Muslim immigration a focus of his election campaign, Hamtramck made international headlines as the two groups occasionally clashed over issues of faith. In this episode of Heart & Soul Jennifer Chevalier explores the streets of Hamtramck, visiting its mosques and churches, meeting local residents and asking: can faith now help bring this city together? (Photo: The Islamic Center of Hamtramck. Credit: Scott Olson)
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