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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 population is approximately 5000. This number has remained static since 1980s. Majority of the Muslims are living in the capital city Lima.

After their settlement in the Peru, Muslims left a strong influence on the Peruvian way of life including their social and political system as well as their food, dresses and even the architecture.

Speaking of the architecture, One would feel like walking in spain when he or she is walking in Peru’s capital Lima. This is essentially due to the Islamic architectural style buildings that can be found in this city. The balconies can be found in many parts of the city which are constructed in the arabic style protruding out of the building, painted and carved in geometric figures. These balconies gave Muslim women of Peru an options to enjoy the view of the city while staying in privacy behind the veil of these balconies. Since the women are encouraged to stay in privacy as per the Islamic values.

Muslim women that migrated from Spain used to wear burqa which use to cover the entire body of these women including their faces. This kind of dressing allowed Muslim women to walk in the streets without getting recognized or becoming a source of distraction from the men. However, with the introduction of Western culture and dressing style, this burqa style dressing of women gradually vanished from Peru.

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