Islam in Costa Rica

The statistics for Islam in Costa Rica is around 500 families, or 0.001% of the population. There are very few Islamic organizations in San José including the Islamic Association of Costa Rica led by Secretary General Dr. Abdul Fatah Sasa,^[1] and the Centro Cultural Musulmán de Costa Rica in Alajuela led by Jenny Rashida Torres.^[2] The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community only established in the country as recent as 2013.^[3]

Sources

↑ Quirós, Adriana (24 December 2010). "Navidad se vive diferente en hogares ticos no cristianos" [Christmas is lived differently in non-Christian Costa Rican homes]. La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 December 2010.
↑ Leff, Alex (9 September 2008). "Ramadan Off to Quiet Start in Costa Rica". The Tico Times. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011.
↑ "Over 540,000 join the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat". Al Islam. Retrieved June 2, 2014.

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[1] Quirós, Adriana (24 December 2010). "Navidad se vive diferente en hogares ticos no cristianos" [Christmas is lived differently in non-Christian Costa Rican homes]. La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 December 2010.

[2] Leff, Alex (9 September 2008). "Ramadan Off to Quiet Start in Costa Rica". The Tico Times. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011.

[3] "Over 540,000 join the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat". Al Islam. Retrieved June 2, 2014.