Study finds civic engagement is higher among mosquegoers

Research by a political science professor shows that affiliation with
a mosque increases Muslims' civic engagement. "The more religious
American Muslims happen to be, the more they participate in American
politics," said Karam Dana, who teaches at Tufts University.

Dana
and colleague Matt A. Barreto in 2008 completed the largest-ever survey
of American Muslims, asking them, among other questions, whether Islam
and the American political system are compatible.

Of those Muslims
who do not regularly go to a mosque, 77 percent replied yes to the
question of compatibility, Dana said. Among those who are regularly
involved in a mosque, that figure rose to 95 percent.