Latino Converts to Islam 2014 (PBS)

By: PBS Religion and News Weekly. "We visit the Islamic Center of Greater Miami to look at the rising number of Latino Muslims in the US—as many as 250,000, according to estimates. Some of the converts say that in Islam they have found theological simplicity and “no intermediaries with God.” The Islamic Circle of North America reports that more than half of the US Latino converts are women. “I just felt that the minute I put my head down to the ground,” says Nadia Echevrria, “I felt like I was really talking to God.” Wilfredo Amr Ruiz mentioned that "Islam, what brings most people is peace, people feel at peace, first with the selves, of who they are and the way they have chosen. And at peace knowing what is the purpose of life." ICNA states that more than 50% of Latino converts are women. Many of them chose to wear a headscarf, also known as "Hijab." Indeed, Islam empowers women. Nusaiba Guerrero-Macias states "I don't want to be judged by my appearance, in fact, I want to be judged by my intellect." More at: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2014/07/25/july-25-2014-latino-muslims/23669/