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Muslims in Peru | Islam in Peru

Muslims in Peru | Islam in  Peru After the fall of Muslim Spain, it became extremely difficult for Spanish Muslims to live there. These Spanish Muslims were commonly known as Moors. They were asked to either convert or leave Spain. While, a small minority of Muslims opted to stay and apparently convert into Christianity; nevertheless, they continued practicing Islam secretly. Majority off the moors were chased out from Al Andalus. They spread in different parts of the world; some of them came to and settled in Latin America, especially Peru.  Thats how we have a small Muslims community in Peru and in this video we would talk about History of Islam and present state of Muslims in Peru. So if you are interested the keep on reading. Peru is a coastal country in South America and is bordered by Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia and Ecuador. It has a population of approximately 32 million. The largest religion in Peru is Christianity with 76% Catholics.  Muslim po...