On December 27, 2004 The Christian Science Monitor reported, "at [the] Union City, N.J., Mosque, women account for more than half of the Latino Muslims who attend services here. Nationwide, there are about 40,000 Latino Muslims in the United States, according to the Islamic Society of North America. Many of the Latina converts say that their belief that women are treated better in...
On June 21, 2004 The Santa Fe New Mexican reported, "According to Arquitecto Muhammad Yusuf Hallar, the Secretary General of the Islamic Organization for Latin America, there are roughly four million Muslims in Latin America." The article then listed links to the Latino American Dawah Organization and other internet resources on the growth of Islam in Latin America.
On October 24, 2003 The Dallas Morning News reported that "a growing number of Hispanics are leaving Catholicism for Islam, for Protestant churches, for other faith traditions – or are dropping out of any religious practice. Exact numbers are impossible to come by, but some national Latino Muslim associations claim 'reverts,' their term for...
On September 25, 2002 The Associated Press reported that "where they once were an unrecognized 'other' in demographic studies of
American Muslim communities, the number of Hispanic converts to Islam is
growing... 'This phenomenon is quite old,' said Sheikh Zoubir Bouchikhi, Imam of the
Islamic Society of Greater Houston's Southeast mosque. 'It's not only in Houston [TX] but also all over the United States,' he said. 'In
the last five years we have an increase in the number of people embracing
Islam:
Latinos.' A study of...
On August 17, 2002, The Houston Chronicle featured an article on the growing number of Latino Muslims in Texas and the U.S. "Some Hispanic Muslims in Houston say the general public often assumes they
are of Middle Eastern or Pakistani origin because of their religion. But where
they once were an unrecognized 'other' in demographic studies of American
Muslim
communities, the number of Hispanic converts to Islam is growing... A study of mosques in the United States published in 2001, indicated that
about 6 percent of converts...
On July 17, 2002, Islamic Horizons magazine featured the article "Latino Muslims: The Changing Face of Islam in America." The article observes that in America, "the Muslim community is becoming even more diverse... In recent years the number of Latino reverts [or converts] has increased significantly... Estimated reports claim that 40,000 Latino Muslims live in the U.S."
On July 5, 2002 The Chicago Tribune featured an article on Chicago's Latino Muslim population, "a group
consisting of perhaps tens of thousands of Spanish-speaking individuals who
share Islam, but privately, without an overarching network or broad cultural
background to support them... Among more established Muslim groups in Chicago and nationwide, however, a
growing conviction has emerged that this subset of American Islam deserves a
greater voice... One sign is that issues particular to Latino Muslims will
headline a...
On June 28, 2002, The Arizona Republic reported that "the estimated 40,000 Latino Muslims in the United States remained far
off the country's cultural radar until earlier this month when a Latino Muslim
named Jose Padilla was accused by federal authorities of plotting... to detonate a radioactive 'dirty...