Islam in El Salvador

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There is a small Islamic community in El Salvador, consisting of Arab and Turkish immigrants. However, the majority of the Arabic population in the country are Christian mainly Lebanese and Palestinian. There is a small mosque in San Salvador, Mezquita de la Luz (Mosque of Light), run by 'Centro Islámico Árabe Salvadoreño.

There is also an Islamic Library run by the Shi'ite community, named 'Fatimah Az-Zahra'. They publish the first Islamic magazine in Central America: Revista Biblioteca Islámica. And they are also the only and first Islamic library dedicated to spread Islamic culture in the country.

[edit] See also

• Islam by country

[edit] External links

• Islamic Library 'Fatimah Az-Zahra'

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