Number of Mexicans Converting to Islam Rises World Bulletin
go to original April 17, 2013

A report by the Council of American-Islamic Relations records that Muslims constituted 6 percent of Latino population in the United States in 2000, a percentage which rose to 12 percent in 2011. (RNW)

Against the backdrop of the ongoing violent gang wars in Tijuana, a city on the Mexican-US border, conversions to Islam are rapidly increasing among the local residents.

Statistics gathered by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life suggest that there were about 110,000 Muslims in Mexico in 2009.

As the number of mosques has increased to two with the rise in the Muslim population, the newly built Islam Mosque has become a place where believers can worship and engage as a social community.

The community of the 2 year old mosque is predicted to be around 200 believers.

The congregation consists of members from several countries, such as India, Costa Rica, Caribbean countries, and Mexico and the United States.

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