In the small town of Elkader in Iowa with just about 1,200 people are Scandinavians and Germans, many of whom attend Catholic and Lutheran churches, a profile of the town in 2013 pointed out. Notwithstanding these demographics, Elkader is named after an Islamic hero. In fact, it’s the only U.S. town named after an Arab...

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