Islam in Saint Lucia

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Africa

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* Niger
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* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
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* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Asia

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* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Americas

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
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* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
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* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* French Guiana
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Europe

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* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* England
* Northern Ireland
* Scotland
* Wales

Oceania

* Australia
* Christmas Island
* Cocos (Keeling) Islands
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Guam
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Micronesia
* Nauru
* New Caledonia
* New Zealand
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

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There is a very small Muslim community (150-200 ) in Saint Lucia. The community is made up of mainly converts or locals, who are of African descent, but who also include immigrants from the Middle East, South Asia and other Caribbean countries.According to a 2009 Pew Research Center report, Muslims constitute approximately 0.1% of the population in Saint Lucia.The rate at which people embrace Islam is on average 1-2 per month, mainly males.Currently they have no actual Masjid. They have some small Musalla. [1]

## History

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Islam has been revived in St Lucia in the early 1990s.[2]

## Demographics

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The majority of Muslims in the country constitute local African descent converts and also immigrants from Middle East and South Asia.[3]

## Organizations

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Registered in 2020, the Islamic Association of Saint Lucia is the organization representing the Muslims in the country.[4]

* ASLAM - Association of Saint Lucian Muslims.

## Mosque

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There are only a few small places of worship: two in the capital Castries and one in Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia.

* The Morne Masjid in Castries, located in the Morne district of Castries, has separate rooms for Muslims and Islamic studies.
* The An-Noor Mosque in Castries
* The Masjidur Rahman Mosque and Islamic Foundation in Vieux Fort

## See also

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* Islam portal

* Demographics of Saint Lucia

## References

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1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2010-11-27.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ^ Ali, Alim (16 March 2017). "History of Muslims in St Lucia". Caribbean Muslims. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
3. ^ Ali, Alim (16 March 2017). "History of Muslims in St Lucia". Caribbean Muslims. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
4. ^ "2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Saint Lucia". I.S. Department of State. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

## External links

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* Untold Stories (2021-06-10). UNTOLD STORIES "ISLAM IN ST LUCIA". Retrieved 2025-07-30 – via YouTube.

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Islam in the Americas

Sovereign
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* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Dependencies
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* Anguilla
* Aruba
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Cayman Islands
* Curaçao
* Falkland Islands
* French Guiana
* Greenland
* Guadeloupe
* Martinique
* Montserrat
* Puerto Rico
* Saba
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Martin
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon
* Sint Eustatius
* Sint Maarten
* South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* U.S. Virgin Islands

* North America
* Central America
* Caribbean
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*   * South America

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