*A NOTAR: Este episodio también está disponible en español y se puede encontrar aquí.
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When Jaime "Mujahid" Fletcher embraced Islam, he was struck by the lack of materials in the Spanish language about his faith. Together with his father and others, he steered the production of over 300 audiobooks in Spanish about Islam, including the Qur'an, to educate Latinos worldwide about Islam. Out of this effort, IslamInSpanish was born, an organization where Mujahid serves as CEO and Co-Founder.
In this episode of Deep Dives with ISPU, Jaime "Mujahid" Fletcher is in conversation with ISPU Executive Director Meira Neggaz about the unique aspects of Latino Muslims, how the convergence of history informs Latino Muslims' identities, and the importance of language-driven accessibility in educating others about Islam.
ISPU’s upcoming partnership with IslamInSpanish will dive into a data point discovered in our 2019 American Muslim Poll, which showed that Hispanic Americans score significantly lower on the Islamophobia Index than other racial and ethnic groups studied. In fact, our poll found Hispanic Americans are 5x as likely to hold favorable opinions of Muslims as they are to have negative attitudes.
Additional Resources:
PLEASE NOTE: This episode is also available in Spanish and can be found here.
*A NOTAR: Este episodio también está disponible en español y se puede encontrar aquí.
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When Jaime "Mujahid" Fletcher embraced Islam, he was struck by the lack of materials in the Spanish language about his faith. Together with his father and others, he steered the production of over 300 audiobooks in Spanish about Islam, including the Qur'an, to educate Latinos worldwide about Islam. Out of this effort, IslamInSpanish was born, an organization where Mujahid serves as CEO and Co-Founder.
In this episode of Deep Dives with ISPU, Jaime "Mujahid" Fletcher is in conversation with ISPU Executive Director Meira Neggaz about the unique aspects of Latino Muslims, how the convergence of history informs Latino Muslims' identities, and the importance of language-driven accessibility in educating others about Islam.
ISPU’s upcoming partnership with IslamInSpanish will dive into a data point discovered in our 2019 American Muslim Poll, which showed that Hispanic Americans score significantly lower on the Islamophobia Index than other racial and ethnic groups studied. In fact, our poll found Hispanic Americans are 5x as likely to hold favorable opinions of Muslims as they are to have negative attitudes.
Additional Resources:
PLEASE NOTE: This episode is also available in Spanish and can be found here.