Are there spanish muslims

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Plan B for Europe. Nick Dearden offers a vision of a more democratic European Union. Switching on to energy democracy. Popular participation, social ideals and ecological sustainability are key attributes of sustainable systems, Claire Fauset Comedian Shazia Mirza is fed up at having to apologize for the actions of deranged individuals who claim to share her faith. Uncomfortable questions in the Muslim world have exposed an existential crisis, argues Akil N Awan.

Migrant dreams clash with European reality. Those risking their lives migrating to Europe should know what life there is like, Mamadou Dia tells David Hewitt. Prevent or pursuit? Michaela Whitton analyses the implications of an aggressive anti-terrorism programme. Their recession is not our degrowth! Founded in by Colombian American convert Jaime Fletcher, the organization produces Spanish-language programming and Islamic educational materials that are distributed throughout the Americas.

Today there are more than 1, Latino Muslims affiliated with the organization. In his research, Chitwood has found that most Latino Muslims are converts from Christianity. Central and South American countries are heavily rooted in the Roman Catholic church. And then they go looking. While attending English classes at a community college there, he used to bully his Muslim classmates.

He realized these Muslims were not the bad people he assumed they were. But there was no material in Spanish. One day, he said, one of his classmates brought him books from Islam in Spanish. Over a period of three years, reading and studying about Islam, Navarro converted. And his family in Mexico embraced his decision. In fact, both her mother and older sister converted to Islam. Skip to content Share Icon. Facebook Logo. Link Icon.