Islam in Bolivia

Statistics for Islam in Bolivia estimate a Muslim population of around a thousand, representing 0.01 percent of the total population, although Muslims in the country claim the actual number is much larger. There are many Islamic organizations spread throughout the country, including Centro Islámico Boliviano in Santa Cruz, Centro Islámico Boliviano in Sucre led by Imam Hassan Tawafshah, Centro Islámico Boliviano in Cochabamba led by Imam Daud Abujder, and Musulmana Casilla in Sucre.

The Centro Islámico Boliviano (Bolivian Islamic Center) was created in August 1986 by Imam Mahmud Amer Abusharar, who arrived from the Palestinian territories in 1974. In 1992 a commission for the construction of the first mosque in Bolivia was satisfied, which was completed in September 1994 in the city of Santa Cruz. Presently the CIB doesn't have branches in Sucre, Cochabamba or La Paz , with any indigenous Bolivians accepting Islam. On the international level, CIB is not a branch of the Islamic Organization for Latin America.

External links

* [http://islam-in-bolivia.com/ Islam in Bolivia]

ee also

*Islam by country