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The opening as it read in 2010

Islam in Bolivia estimate a Muslim population of around two thousand, representing less than .1% of the total population .¹ There are many Islamic organizations spread throughout the country, including Centro Islámico Boliviano in Santa Cruz , Centro Islámico Boliviano in Sucre led by Imam Hassan Tawafshah, Centro Islámico Boliviano in Cochabamba led by Imam Daud Abujder, and Musulmana Casilla in Sucre.² The Centro Islámico Boliviano (Bolivian Islamic Center) was created in August 1986 by Imam Mahmud Amer Abusharar, who arrived from the Palestinian territories in 1974. In 1992 a commission for the construction of the first mosque in Bolivia was satisfied, which was completed in September 1994 in the city of Santa Cruz.³ Presently the CIB doesn't have branches in Sucre, Cochabamba or La Paz , with any indigenous Bolivians accepting Islam.⁴ On the international level, CIB is not a branch of the Islamic Organization for Latin America .⁵ In 2006 has been inaugurated the first Mosque As-salam in La Paz city although the members of the Asociacion Islamica de Bolivia where the majority of Muslims are Bolivians reverted to Islam along with Arab Muslim from different countries and others gathered together for practicing Islam during many years. There are also other communities in La Paz and Sucre.⁶

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Statistics for Islam in Bolivia estimate a Muslim population of around two thousand, representing less than 0.1% of the total population . Muslim organizations in the country include the Bolivian Islamic Center in Santa Cruz , Sucre and Cochabamba , and the Muslim Group in Sucre. The Bolivian Islamic Center ( , CIB) was created in August 1986 by Imam Mahmud Amer Abusharar, who arrived from Palestine in 1974. In 1992 a commission for the construction of the first mosque in Bolivia was approved, and it was completed in September 1994 in the city of Santa Cruz. Abusharar died on 14 May 2011. Presently the CIB does not have branches in Sucre, Cochabamba or La Paz , and its community is mostly immigrant. On the international level, CIB is not a branch of the Islamic Organization for Latin America . In 2004 the first official Sunni mosque, the Yebel An Nur Mosque, was founded in 2004 in La Paz . Prior to that Islam was rather unheard of in the city and the Muslim community was composed of a few who frequently meet in their homes. As the Muslim community gradually grew in La Paz difference of personal opinions, egos, and conspiracy for management grew from within causing the community to break into factions. The Yebel An Nur Mosque remains self-funded with close ties to the Sunni Bolivian Islamic Center of Santa Cruz while the As-Salam Mosque receives both Sunni and Shia followers, connections, and funding.

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Statistics for Islam in Bolivia estimate a Muslim population of around two thousand, representing 0.017% out of the total population of 11,220,000 inhabitants. Muslim organizations in the country include the Bolivian Islamic Center in Santa Cruz , Sucre and Cochabamba , and the Muslim Group in Sucre. The Bolivian Islamic Center ( , CIB) was created in August 1986 by Imam Mahmud Amer Abusharar, who arrived from Palestine in 1974. In 1992 a commission for the construction of the first mosque in Bolivia was approved, and it was completed in September 1994 in the city of Santa Cruz. Abusharar died on 14 May 2011. Presently the CIB does not have branches in Sucre, Cochabamba or La Paz , and its community is mostly immigrant. On the international level, CIB is not a branch of the Islamic Organization for Latin America . In 2004 the first official Sunni mosque, the Yebel An Nur Mosque, was founded in 2004 in La Paz . Prior to that Islam was rather unheard of in the city and the Muslim community was composed of a few who frequently meet in their homes. The Yebel An Nur Mosque remains self-funded with close ties to the Sunni Bolivian Islamic Center of Santa Cruz while the As-Salam Mosque receives both Sunni and Shia followers, connections, and funding.

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Religion in Bolivia Bolivia is a predominantly Christian country, with adherents of Islam representing a very small minority. Due to secular nature of the Bolivia's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country. Statistics for Islam in Bolivia estimate a Muslim population of around two thousand, representing 0.017% out of the total population of 11,220,000 inhabitants. In 2004 the first official Sunni mosque, the Yebel An Nur Mosque, was founded in 2004 in La Paz . The Yebel An Nur Mosque remains self-funded with close ties to the Sunni Bolivian Islamic Center of Santa Cruz while the As-Salam Mosque receives both Sunni and Shia followers, connections, and funding.

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Statistics for Islam in Bolivia estimate a Muslim population of around 2,600, representing 0.02% out of the total population of 11,220,000 inhabitants. In 2004 the first official Sunni mosque, the Yebel An Nur Mosque, was founded in 2004 in La Paz . The Yebel An Nur Mosque remains self-funded with close ties to the Sunni Bolivian Islamic Center of Santa Cruz while the As-Salam Mosque receives both Sunni and Shia followers, connections, and funding. United States Department of State . The Association of Religion Data Archives (the ARDA) .

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