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December 30, 2015

6 Fascinating Facts About Latino Muslims (Alicia Barrón)
8 Things To Know About Latinos And Islam (Raquel Reichard)
Latino Muslims Live Their Lives At The Intersection Of Three Cultures (Raul A. Reyes)
American Latinos find appeal in Islam (Rasha Elass)
'It's beautiful': How four Los Angeles Latinos found peace in Islam (Walter Thompson-Hernández)
What It's Like To Be A Muslim Latina On Easter (Raquel Reichard)
Houston's Latino Muslims gather for annual Eid celebration (Camilo Smith)
Four Muslim Latinas open up about their journeys to Islam (Walter Thompson-Hernández)
Latinos continue to embrace Islam in growing numbers (Camilo Smith)
Ramadan 2015 In Latin America: Where Are The Latino Muslims? (Latin Times)
Muslims In America: More Latinos Converting To Islam As US Population Grows, Report Claims (Aaron Morrison)

December 30, 2014

Another Growing Component of the Muslim Fabric (Rachael Levy)
Targeted Islamic outreach to Hispanics achieving results (Ken Chitwood)
"As-salam alaykum, Wa alaykumu s-salam" (Nicole Akoukou Thompson)
Some Mexican Catholics now find God in Islam (William Schaefer)
Catholic student converts to Islam (Neven Jones)
From the Vatican to the Veil (Sputnik News)
Latinas Converting to Islam for Identity, Structure (Carolyn Presutti)
Hispanic Muslims Demonstrate Unity (Nivia Martinez)
Five Years Since the Release of 'New Muslim Cool' (Julie Poucher Harbin)
Latinos Accepting Islam (Hernan Abu Uthman Guadalupe)
5 Reasons Why Media Coverage of 'Latina' Converts... (Eren)
Islam in the US: Latino Muslims Are... (Anjalee Khemlani)
Latino Converts to Islam (Kim Lawton)

December 30, 2013

Muslim community sees increase in Latinos converting to Islam (Elisa Cordova)
Close connections between Latin culture and Islam (Joshua Rivera)
U.S. Latina/o Muslims Since 1920 (Patrick D. Bowen)
Hispanic Muslims? An In-depth Look (Ken Chitwood)
Raza Islámica: Prisons, Hip Hop & Converting Converts (SpearIt)
Latina Immigrants: The New Ambassadors of Islam (Wendy Diaz)
Hispanic Muslims: Why Are Catholic Hispanic Americans (Susmita Baral)
Why So Many Latinos Are Becoming Muslims (Tim Padgett)
Yes, I can be a proud Latina & Muslim (Eiliyah Gonzalez)
Changing faiths: Hispanic Americans (Katy Watson)
Islamic faith finds a fertile home (Jason Margolis)
Muslim Converts In Mexico (Bernd Debusmann)
Latina Converts to Islam Growing in Number (Hajer Naili)
Latina Muslims Face Ridicule, Find Peace (Cristina Loboguerrero)
Somos Muslims (Maria Hinojosa)

December 30, 2012

Latino Muslim by Design (Harold Daniel Morales)
The Mexican Muslim 'breaking borders' (Patrick Abboud)
Houston's Hispanic imam bridges cultures (Ken Chitwood)
Muslims expand the boundaries of Latino identity (Hector Luis Alamo, Jr.)
Latino Muslims Search for Identity, Community in the Bronx (Elizabeth Barber)
Muslims in South Florida include growing number of Hispanics (Colleen Wright)
Latino Muslims Carving A New American Identity (Erika L. Sánchez)
The Secret Muslim: A Mexican immigrant converts (Anonymous)
Hispanic Islamic Converts Find Comfort (Zuania Ramos)
A Brief History of 'Latinos' in the Nation of Islam (David J. Muhammad)
Ibrahim Gonzalez...dead at age 57 (Denis Slatter)
Latino Muslims in the Bronx (Ethan Lazuk)
More Latinos Turning to Islam (Rod Carveth)
Islam, prisons and Latinos (SpearIt)

December 30, 2011

Dramatic increase in the number of women reverting to Islam (Anne Hart)
Latino Muslims in the U.S. After 9/11: The Triple Bind (Lara N. Dotson-Renta)
Finding Faith: A Long Island Marine Discovers Islam in Iraq (Eliana López)
Mentone woman says Islam 'has given me a new life' (Josh Dulaney)
More Latinos Choose a Less Travelled Road to Spirituality (Cristina Pinzon)
Islam en Español: In Conversion, a New Identity (Eirini Vourloumis)
Graduation not just an end to studies but a triumph (Letisia Marquez)
Latino Muslims Define Their Identity 10 Years After 9/11 (Jorge Luis Macias)
Akbar Ahmed Explores the Challenges Facing Latino-Muslims (Hajer Naili)
Coming Full Circle: The Growth of Islam among Latino/as (Jameelah Medina)
Muslim Hispanics: Our Andalusian past is present in America (Wilfredo Amr Ruiz)
Islam is spreading among Latinos in Arizona (Marwan Ahmad)
Diana Marquez: Convert to Islam, newfound faith (Joseph Freeman)
Latino Family Reflects On Conversion To Islam (Rebecca Romani)
Hispanic woman who converted to Islam experiences (Michael J. Feeney)
Latino Muslims a small, growing group (Stephanie Siek)
Latinos are becoming the new face of Islam (Karina Vasquez)
Latino Muslim community growing in Chicago (Katie Drews)
Islam in America... en Español (Wilfredo Amr Ruiz)
Confessions of a Muslim Latina (Yannina Casillas)
Latino and Muslim: A growing minority (Audris Ponce)
Ramadan con Piñatas y Churros (Holly Garza)
Hablamos Islam Niños (Neda Hashmi)
For Some Latinos, Islam Is Simple (Hajer Naili)
Adding Islam to a Latino Identity (James Estrin)

December 30, 2010

Latino Muslim Community On The Rise In U.S. (Jason Ma)
Early U.S. Latina/o - African-American Muslim Connections (Patrick D. Bowen)
LADO and the "Latina/o Muslim" Identity in the U.S. (Patrick D. Bowen)
Latina/o y Musulmán (Hjamil A. Martínez-Vázquez)
The Unlikely Muslim: In College Park, the way to Islam as a Latino (Justin Cox)
Las Cruces woman juggles Hispanic, Muslim cultures (Michael Johnson)
Officials Worry About Some Latino Converts To Islam (Dina Temple-Raston)
Puerto Rican Muslim leads multicultural music and poetry night (Justin Jacobs)
Spanish-speaking converts struggle with defining their identities (Mariam A.)
Arabs and Muslims Are Not Necessarily the Same Thing (Carolina Medellin)
Gang member reforms after converting to Islam (Abby Lee)
Latino Muslims: Chicago women deal with dual identity (Giulia Lasagni)
Changing faith: Finding Islam in the ruins of 9/11 (Justin Cox)
US Hispanics Embracing Islam (Kentucky Grants)
Being Latino and Muslim (Krystal DeJesus)
Embracing Islam (Carmen Cusido)
Interview with LADO / Piedad (Yasmin Essa)

December 30, 2009

In the Name of Allah (Margaret Ramirez)
The Latino Crescent (Lyndsey Matthews)
'New Muslim Cool' (Ginia Bellafante)
Islam within the Latino Community (Hjamil A Martínez-Vázquez)
Imam Leads Faith Journeys Far and Wide (Maurice Gandy)
Muslim and Latino Relationships Growing (Julia Cosans)
Catholic Latinos Converting to Islam (Benjamin Peim)
Islamic and Hispanic Cultures Intermesh (Spence Kimball)
NU Cultural Groups Host Film, Rapper (Maria LaMagna)
Volunteer joins Houston-Area Mosques to help Refugees (Mike Tolson)
Happy Ramadan, Latino Muslims. Have We Got A Date For You. (Alex Alvarez)

December 30, 2008

America's Muslim population is gaining a Hispanic accent (Sherri Day)
Spanish-Speaking Muslims Find a Home (Sameera Iqbal)
Latina converts look for answers in Islam (Pilar Conci)
NSU Lecture Explores Islamic, Hispanic Connection (Lisa Bolivar)
In a New Light - New faith, changed man (Lindsay Wise)
Who are Latino Muslims? (Juan Galvan)

December 30, 2007

Even as Islam Booms, Its Many Faces Can Deter Converts (Mrinalini Reddy)
Hispanic Muslim Day - The Beauty of Family in Islam (Najwa Awad)
From Cross to Crescent - Latinos Increasingly Converting (Anthony Chiorazzi)
Latino-Muslims Share Experiences at Dar-Al-Hijrah Event (Farkhunda Ali)
Hispanic Muslims in Atlanta Overcome Anti-Muslim Stereotypes (Ana Varela)
More Hispanic Americans are Converting to Islam (Steve Mort)
BC Islamic Society Introduces Latin Muslims (Ezra Rich)
U.S: Hispanics and Islam (Sameera Iqbal)
Victor Perez (OneNation)

December 30, 2006

Latino Muslims seek answers (Martin Ricard)
Reaching for the Moon (Kirk Nielsen)
Celebrating Eid Al-Fitr (Barbara Karkabi)
Nurse Speaks on True Islam (Cortney Fielding)
Latinas Choosing Islam over Catholicism (Rachel Martin)
Islam's Appeal Spans Many Cultures (Mark Petix)
To Examine the Latino Muslim Community (Tiffany Dixon)
Student Found Faith in Unlikely Place (Abe Levy)
More US Hispanics Drawn to Islam (Amy Green)
Latino Reverts Add to Mosaic of Islam (Amel S. Abdullah)
Praising Allah -- En Español (Jeannette Rivera-Lyles)
Latinos & Islam Conversion (Mailyn Salabarria)
A Clash of Culture, Faith (Sudarsan Raghavan)
Islam is Religion of Diversity, Speaker Says (Chris Meehan)
Growing Number of Hispanics Converting to Islam (Lola Alapo)
While War has Numbed Many, Others Undergo an Awakening (Michael Riley)
Two Cultures Meet (Erin Uy)
Reshaping One Nation Under God (Kenneth Butler)
Panel Highlights Plight of Many Latino Muslims (Mima Mohammed)
Many Hispanics Finding Faith in Islam (Elizabeth Llorente)
Converting to Islam for Emphasis on Family, Women's Roles (Tal Abbady)

December 30, 2005

Latino women finding a place in Islam (Carmen Sesin)
Hispanics Turn to Islam (The Jersey Journal)
A Texan's Pilgrimage to Mecca (Iesa Galloway)
Embracing Islam, Praying for Acceptance (H.G. Reza)
More Hispanic women converting to Islam (Alexandra Alter)
Latinos turning to Islam (M. Elizabeth Roman)
Latinos face kin's fears over Islam (Virginia Culver)
From Colombia to Istanbul: Story of Conversion to Islam (Mustafa Aydin)
Latino Muslims Growing in Number in the US (Greg Flakus)
Religion, Culture Mix at Itfar Dinner (Lauren Melnick)
Some Latinos convert to Islam (Marcela Rojas)
Islam gains Hispanic converts (Lisa Bolivar)
Florida Latinas Embrace Islam (Cloe Cabrera)
Curiosity leads some Latinos to Islam (Hernán Rozemberg)
Hispanic Muslim Women Busy Teaching Islam (IslamOnline.net)

December 30, 2004

Latino Muslims Gather At South Bay Mosque (Christopher Patrick Nelson)
Our Stories: A Leap of Faith (Damarys Ocana)
US Latinas seek answers in Islam (Christine Armario)
Islamic fair unveils culture (Megan Seery)
Islam Catching On Among Latinos (El Puente Del Cinco)
Olé - Islam in Spanish (Mansur Mirovalev)
Converts to Islam face many obstacles (Leonard Martinez)
Latino Muslims (Belia Ortega)

December 30, 2003

Latino Muslims a Growing Presence in America (Lisa Viscidi)
Latino Americans Embracing Islam (Kenny Yusuf Rodriguez)
Latino Muslims in the United States: An Introduction (Abbas Barzegar)
Using history to find common roots (Julia M. Scott)
From Mexico to Mecca (Ana Campoy)
Area Hispanics find familiarity in Islam (Wendy Hundley)
Muslims make effort to welcome Hispanic 'reverts' (Ira J. Hadnot)
Latino Americans Reclaim Their Islamic Heritage (Salmy Hashim)
Musulmanes hispanos cruzan frontera de la fe (Cristina Elías)
Are There More José Padillas To Come? (A. Mario Castillo)
¡Hola Islam! (Sofia Quintero)

December 30, 2002

Number of Hispanic Muslim converts growing (Tara Dooley)
Conference focuses on Muslim Latinos (Katherine Pace)
Q & A with a Latina Muslim (Jay Cridlin)
Many drawn to Islam's simplicity, peace, balance (Rabiah Ahmed)
Latino Muslims build identity (James Janega)
"¡Hola!" or "Salaam alaiykum" (Marion Piekarec)
Latina Muslims: The Choices They Make (Ramin Ganeshram)
History Draws Hispanics to Islam (Deborah Kong)
Arizona Latino Muslims (Daniel González)
Ranks of Latinos Turning to Islam Are Increasing (Daniel J. Wakin)
Latino Muslims: The Changing Face of Islam in America (Samantha Sanchez)
American Latino Wears Shalwar Kameez (Asma Gull Hasan)
Islam gains Hispanic adherents in Hudson (Falasten M. Abdeljabbar)
Terror suspect's arrest puts Hispanics on edge (Dan Mihalopoulos)
Hispanic or African-American Jihad? (Earl Ofari Hutchinson)
"From the Alamo to Kosovo" (Edward H. Sebesta)
Latino Muslim speaks about religion (Ali Fard)
Could Have Been Prison Buddies (Joe Loya)

December 30, 2001

Latino Muslims Balance 2 Cultures (Teresa Puente)
Islam Is Also an Alternative for Latinos (Anna Cuenca)
A New Minority Makes Itself Known: Hispanic Muslims (Evelyn Nieves)
Latinos abandon Catholic church for Islam (Andrea Perera)
Hispanos musulmanes de Nueva York (Luis Alonso Lugo)
Islam Luring More Latinos (Chris L. Jenkins)
Latino Muslims (Jazmin Ortega)
A Matter of Faith (Stephen Magagnini)

December 30, 2000

Hispanic Women Swap Culture And Religion (Nevine Mabro)
Olé to Allah: New York's Latino Muslims (Hisham Aidi)
New Islamic Movement Seeks Latino Converts (Margaret Ramirez)
Small wave of Latinos feel draw of Islam (James W. Blair Jr)
Los Musulmanes, the Spanish Ummah (Nicole Ballivan)
Mas Islam, Porfavor (Rafael Narbaez)
The Growing Presence (Uzra Zeya)

All other articles

Islamic Spain: Lessons For Today (Zlatica Hoke)
Fearsome Dilemma for Spain's Muslims (Isambard Wilkinson)
A Spanish bridge to Islam (Sara B. Miller)
From Golden Age to an Embattled Faith... (Stevenson Swanson)
Where the Moors Held Sway... (Craig S. Smith)
Muslims in a Nervous Spain Try to Burnish their Image (Joshua Levitt)
Islam's Claim on Spain (Tracy Wilkinson)
Spain's Muslims: Living on Society's Edge (Bettina Ambach)
Islam's Spanish Eyes (Blake Gopnik)
Let Us Be Moors: Islam, Race and "Connected Histories" (Hisham Aidi)
Spain’s Alien Nation (Rodrigo De Zayas)
Spain Being ‘Taken Back to Moorish Times’ (Giles Tremlett)
Judeo-Christian-Muslim heritage (Syed A. Ahsani)

The Muslims in Latin America (Yusuf Hallar)
Islam Under Wraps (Jamal Arif)
Latin American Muslims Discuss Image In Media (Islamonline.net)
Competing for Souls (Susana Hayward)
Arabs blood flows through Latin American veins (Angus MacSwan)
Islam in Brazil (Maria Moreira)
The Muslim Community in Chile - Origins and Dreams (Salma Elhamalawy)
Islam in Ecuador (Yahya Juan Suquillo)
In Brazil, Teaching the Koran in the Original (Isaura Daniel)
Islam in Cuba (Sheikh Muhammad Al-Aboudy)
Some Cubans Are Converting To Islam (Rui Ferreira)
Muslims in Panama (Dr. AbdulKhabeer Muhammad)
Faith resents terror allegations (Michele Salcedo)
Latin America's First Mega-Mosque (Chris Moss)

Islam in Mexico (Michelle Al-Nasr)
Spanish Muslim mission grows in Mexico (Susan Ferriss)
Radical Islam Takes Root in Chiapas (Jan McGirk)
The Spiritual Journey of Chiapas' Tzotzil Maya to Islam (Islamonline.net)
Islam Gains Toehold in Mexico's Zapatista Country (Alistair Bell)
Praying To Allah In Mexico (Jens Glüsing)
Ramadan in Mexico (IslamOnline)
Islam taking root in southern Mexico (Dudley Althaus)
The Mexican Kitchen's Islamic Connection (Rachel Laudan)

New Muslims to Islam (Marina Jiménez)
Muslim kids want you to know (Amber Bollman, etal)
Funny, Shazia Mirza looks Muslim... (Jonathan Curiel)
Ministering to U.S. Muslims (David Yonke)
Muslim immigration draws converts (Jason Keyser)
New Muslim Converts Encounter Charity by the Closetful (Mary A. Jacobs)
Converts To Islam Find It Is Their Religion Of Choice (Mai Li Muñoz Adams)
Low caste Hindus 'prefer Islam' (BBC News)
City of Diversity: Muslim New Yorkers (Dilshad D. Ali)
Muslims find revival in US amid hostility (Geneive Abdo)
White Muslim From L.A. to New York to...jihad? (Brendan Bernhard)
Arabs Seek Allies (Ron Howell)
Islam in Amarillo, Texas (Robert L. Kaiser)
Rio Grande Valley Muslims (Allen Essex)
A Place To Pray (Kevin Garcia)
Islam in Arkansas (David Koon)
New Faith, Old Hurdles (Mark I. Pinsky)
Allah in America (Kathy Pinto)

The Islamic Community In The United States... (Muhammed Abdullah Ahariof)
Muslims in the Americas before Columbus (Dr. Youssef Mroueh)
Muslims were in America before Columbus! (Jose V. Pimienta-Bey)
Muslims In America Prior To Columbus (Amir Nashid Ali Muhammad)
Muslim Legacy in Early Americas (Jose V. Pimienta-Bey)
Islam and Columbus' America (Dr. T. B. Irving)
Islam in America before Columbus (Hisham Zoubeir)
Columbus: What If? (Aileen Vincent-Barwood)
Melungeons? (Brent Kennedy)