Two Women and a Mosque: A Convert Community Grows in Panama City
…the growing demand. There is no discrimination in the Muslim community in Panama City, Bhattay said. “Maybe ten, fifteen, twenty years ago, there was.” People move fluidly, attending events at whichever mosque they prefer. Others tell a different story. Samima Patel converted to Islam twelve years ago and is married to an Indian man. Though Jama Mosque is more inclusive of converts now than before, she doesn’t feel completely welcome in the Ind…
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