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Try inviting a neighbor that you say hi to often over for a BBQ. Then BBQ up some food and serve them beers (you don't need to drink). Or invite them for dinner and make some food from your cuisine that's extra tasty. Basically you'll need to put yourself out there and risk being rejected. Initiate get-togethers.
You said you don't drink for religious reasons. Have you been going to church? That's usually a pretty good place to meet people. Attend some church functions.
I am going to a mosque, but even there it is very different to the mosque and culture I grew up with. Very somber and quiet.
Ah, yeah Americans tend to take actual worship service pretty seriously, but most churches have extracurricular functions where people hang out. Some of the better ones will have functions right after church, like lunch or whatever. I have a couple of Muslim friends and their mosques definitely get together for social functions outside of worship service (or whatever you guys call it). They're in the south though, or I'd recommend their mosque to you. Check with your Imam and see if they hold any social gatherings you can participate in. At a minimum I would think they'd have some volunteer opportunities to participate in.