America’s Muslim population is gaining a Hispanic accent
Tagged: family, population, Puerto Rican
“Islam is not a religion of the Arabs,” said Rivera, a Puerto Rican and the group’s leader. “It may have started as a religion of the Arabs. But we’re just regular people, and we’re not all Arab.”
Since 2001, Hispanics in the United States have embraced Islam in increasing numbers. Estimates vary wildly, largely because mosques do not keep membership rosters, and many new converts opt to keep their faiths secret for fear of persecution from family and friends, demographers said.
Still, scholars believe there are 75,000 to 200,000 Hispanic Muslims nationwide, an estimated 88 percent increase since 1997, when the American Muslim Council released a comprehensive study of the group.”*
*From: www.sptimes.com
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Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Eye Openers, Religion
