Jersey City Municipal Council unanimously passed (9-0) resolution honoring Third Annual Muslim Heritage Month (Jordan Coll / SOC Images)
The Jersey City Municipal Council unanimously approved a resolution recognizing the city’s third annual Muslim Heritage Month, honoring a community of more than 30,000 Muslim residents who call Jersey City home.
With New Jersey having the nation’s fourth-largest Muslim population, an estimated 320,000 Muslims make up about 3% of the state’s residents. In Jersey City alone, the Muslim population is estimated to be approximately 25,000 and 30,000 people, according to U.S. census data…