Whether the Muslim is a student or a physician, this is indeed challenging. The other part of the tradition during this month of fasting where the believer tries to make extra prayers nightly in the masjid also puts a strain on the Muslim who has to be at work at 8 a.m. the next morning. Students often experience the most challenge in the public school systems where they may be questioned as to the legitimacy of this religious obligation. Muslims fulfill the obligations of the giving of charity in several ways. Muslims in America have taken their diversity and in many ways have welded these cultural differences into one face of Islam.
All communities are open for prayer and participation in social activities to everyone.
Efforts in business and education express the variety of ethnicities and their social concerns. Muslims in America, without regard to ethnicity, remain tied to all parts of the Muslim world. Political issues emerging abroad have profound effects on Muslims in America at many levels. In many cases these communities are highlighted and sometimes maligned for political and religious differences. This is currently the fueling force for the necessity of dialogue.