Both diasporas contain passionate activists, wealthy donors and would-be leaders positioning themselves for future rule.
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Michael Paarlberg,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
Connecticut is home to more than 100,000 Muslims from different diasporas, as well as recent arrivals from the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, united by the religion of Islam.
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