The Muslim community in the Milwaukee area is a young, vibrant community. Although Muslims have resided in the Milwaukee area since the early 1900’s, facilities for daily Muslim prayer were not established until the 1970’s as the Muslim community in the area expanded and matured. The first facility that was established by the Islamic Society of Milwaukee (ISM) opened its doors in the summer of 1982 in a former Milwaukee Public School building known as New Road School. Although there are no official demographic studies available that accurately define the population of Muslims, it is estimated that there are about 25,000 Muslims residing in Southeastern Wisconsin. This includes Muslims who were born and lived in the United States for decades as well as new refugee immigrants from Syria and Afghanistan who have been recently resettled in our community by the U.S. government.
