Or, as the Muslim lady in this news story asks: “Is it haram or halal to live in the United States?”

haram is the Arabic for “forbidden”

halal = “in accordance with or permitted under the shari’a” (American Heritage Dictionary)

Meanwhile, more and more Muslims are settling here. In 2005, permanent-residence status was awarded to 96,000, according to the New York Times.

Now, I know it’s impertinent–very likely “racist”–to ask, but are the American people at large OK with this? Is this what Americans want–a million or so new Muslim residents every decade? If it’s not what we want, why is it happening?