Together in the Struggle: Puerto Rican Muslims and their Philanthropic Activism from El Barrio to La Perla
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From early on, philanthropic activism has played a critical role in the formation of Puerto Rican Muslim sociality. From the grassroots struggle for empowerment by Alianza Islámica—the first Latinx Muslim community, founded by four Puerto Ricans in El Barrio in 1987—to the multistakeholder work of the Three Puerto Rican Imams in the wake of Hurricane María, they have paired the Islamic emphasis on promoting the welfare of others with advocacy around issues of minoritization, in American society and the ummah. I discuss how Puerto Rican Muslims transform the vulnerabilities of marginalization into resilience and resistance through intersectional, philanthropic activism.
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