Well why do African Americans call themselves that?........why do they not call themselves simply American?.........Well African Americans and Muslim Americans have slighty a different expierience in America would be my best guess. And you can call yourself a Christian American or a Catholic American or a Jewish American and I do not think there is anything wrong with that.
People can be offended and upset that Americans of the Islamic faith choose to call themselves Muslim Americans all they want but it does not change a thing.......It could be that choosing to be a Muslim in this country is tough and in some places it may be downright dangerous, but it is a way of saying Not all Muslims are the same as the terrorists you see on TV