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Islam in Mexico

Muslims in Tijuana

Mexico has a religious minority of Muslims, mostly constituted by converts,[1] and Mexicans of African, Asian, European, and South American origin, as well as their children, born in Mexico.

Mexico is a predominantly Christian country, with adherents of Islam representing a very small minority. But they are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country [2] due to the secular nature of the state, established by Mexico's constitution.

According to the 2010 INEGI census, there were only about 2,500 individuals who identified Islam as their religion.[3] And the number of Muslims in Mexico had risen to more than 7,500 as of 2020.[4][5]

Muhammad Ruiz Al Meksiki, general director of the Salafi Center of Mexico (CSM), estimates that in 2015, there are about 10,000 Muslims in Mexico.[6]

  1. ^ LopezDorigaTeam (2015-01-13). "Musulmanes mexicanos sufren de discriminación por extremistas". López-Dóriga Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  2. ^ "Mexico". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  3. ^ Panorama de las religiones en México, 2010. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. INEGI. https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/productos/prod_serv/contenidos/espanol/bvinegi/productos/censos/poblacion/2010/panora_religion/religiones_2010.pdf Retrieved November 17th, 2024
  4. ^ "Diversidad. Estado de México". cuentame.inegi.org.mx. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  5. ^ "Población en México por tipo de religión en 2020". Statista (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  6. ^ ""México no tolera a musulmanes: Muhammad Ruiz Al Meksiki"". www.noroeste.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-17.

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