New York Imams and the modern world

(GERMANY OUT) March 20, 2014, New York, NY, United States. The Imam Sheikh Moussa Drammeh of al Iman Mosque in the Bronx is taking a break after friday prayer. If Muslims are still a small minority in the United States with 2.5% of the population, in New York however, the number reaches nearly 10%. This diversity is embodied by the Imams of the five boroughs of the City, originating from Indonesia, Black Africa, or even Albania. While the religious leader of the largest mosque in Manhattan strikes for his rigid ideology, others, like in the Bronx or Queens desire for a more moderate Islam in a country which prides itself for its tolerance of all religions.Images) (Photo by Alpeyrie/ullstein bild via Getty Images)