In 2021, marking the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Mahtab Hussain began Muslims in America, an ongoing photographic project documenting the lives of Muslims across the North America. Since then, he has photographed more than 400 individuals, revealing the extraordinary diversity of one of the nation’s fastest-growing religious communities. Through intimate portraits and personal encounters, Hussain challenges stereotypes and counters the reductive narratives that have shaped public perceptions of Muslims in the decades since 9/11. Rather than defining his subjects through politics or religion alone, he foregrounds individuality, dignity, and the richness of everyday life. Hussain’s time as a visiting professor at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) brought the project to Baltimore, where he collaborated with local Muslim communities to create a series of portraits that forms part of this larger body of work. Muslims in Americawas produced and edited by Chris Boot.