Latino Muslims in America
Latinos continue to be the fastest growing minority in America and in Islam. If either of those facts come as a surprise, there is much for you to learn about our culture.
Latinos are a people from various countries and backgrounds, bound together by a shared language and principles, as well as a history of being victims of colonization, oppression, and injustice. Latinos have a lot in common with Muslims, and that is perhaps because we are descendants of European, African, and Indigenous Muslims. Islam is in our blood!
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The Fast and the ¡Fiesta!: How Latino Muslims Celebrate Ramadan
When the month of Ramadan is approaching, the Ortiz-Matos family begins to prepare the only way they know how, Puerto Rican style.
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Ojalá or Oh, Allah!
When exploring the topics of culture, faith, and spirituality in Latin America, many are surprised to find there is an enormous connection to Islam.
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Latino, Hispanic or LatinX: What’s in a Name?
Is there a difference between the three terms Latino, Hispanic, and LatinX? Why are there so many different options to describe the same group of people, and which one should we use? Even for a Latina, Puerto Rican Muslim like myself, it gets a bit confusing. So, to understand the origin of the terms let us explore how they came about and why.
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Combating Racial Bias in the U.S. and in the Muslim Community
Can you recall the first time you heard about or were directly affected by racial bias, colorism, or any other type of discrimination?
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¿Ojalá u O Allah?
Cuando hablamos de espiritualidad en Latinoamérica, es inevitable mencionar el Islam. La religión islámica y la cultura árabe fueron grandes influencias en todo aspecto de la cultura hispana. Durante más de 800 años, España, la madre de todo país latino, fue poblada por árabes musulmanes, llamados moros.
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Reseña: El Mensaje (la película)
a película El mensaje, (1976), también conocida como Mohammad, mensajero de Dios, es única en su clase por muchas razones. Fue la primera película épica que se trata de la religión, el Islam; fue hecha simultáneamente en dos idiomas: inglés y árabe; y es una película en la cual no se enseña el rostro del personaje principal.
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