Colombian Muslims

DanielPaisa says on May 27, 2005, 14:37:

I met one... i met a muslim woman one day... she was taking her laptop for a rapair, and i was buying one. We talked a lot, she's a teacher in a private university here in medellin, adevrtiser i think. The way she dressed? she wasn't covered (her face), and she had a dress that looked indian to me. She also had the weirdest shoes i've ever seen, and she was born in colombia and spoke perfect paisa. I was surprised to meet her, she was so more occidental tha i thaugth a caolombian muslim would be... she's the only one i've seen in medellin, born in medellin.

Daniel, el Paisa

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mama_loba says on May 27, 2005, 14:55:

thanks for replying ...to such a random question.
one more please?
Was only hair covered or her neck too?
There's the arguement on how Muslim women should cover, some say just hair, some say neck, ears and hair, only exposing the face and hands. Feet need to be covered too.
Some, like the Indian Muslims, only cover their hair when they are going to pray but other times just loosely cover their hair.

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claudia82 says on May 27, 2005, 15:14:

I've seen ones just covering their hair...others just exposing their face and hands

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pmac says on May 27, 2005, 17:29:

Barranquilla My wife tells me that there are a lot of Muslims in Barranquilla, mainly form Lebanon (Shakira's family)and Turkey. They are pretty much second or third generation Colombians and part of society.

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mama_loba says on May 31, 2005, 11:54:

Muslims in Barranquilla... Yes, I heard there are as well....thanks for the reply

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juanalejo says on May 31, 2005, 18:22:

Lebanese Most of the Lebanese that migrated to Colombia are actually Christian Lebanese although in the last few years more Muslim Lebanese have migrated also.

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chutzpah says on Jun 1, 2005, 01:12:

المدرسة العربي In Maicao you can find a lot of muslims and there is even a huge mosque. المدرسة العربية الكولومبية- دار الأرقم آخر تحديث: 2004-03-14  العنوان: المدرسة العربية الكولومبية- دار الأرقم
Calle 12 con Kra 7,
Maicao, , COLOMBIA
الهاتف:5757267050 الفاكس:5757268963 البريد الإليكتروني:colomboarabe87 at hotmail.comمعلومات عامة: A School for the Islamic Comunity in Maicao أوقات الصلاة | حدث الصفحة

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ElViajero says on Jun 1, 2005, 04:37:

You can visit so Maicao. There there is the biggest mosque in Latin America, though the Colombian Muslims are a real minority. There you can find Muslim women and men wearing Arab Muslim clothing.

El Viajero Paisa

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