Despite being a predominantly Catholic state and having a generally chilly relationship with religion, Cuba might soon see its first mosque rise in Havana.
The first minaret in Cuba could soon issue a call across the city of Havana. The mosque would be the first official worship site for the roughly 10,000 Muslims currently living on the island nation, according to media reports.
Cuban Muslims, most of them reportedly converts from Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda and Pakistan, have been praying at their homes.
While approximately 10,000 Muslims represent only a tiny fraction of Cuba's 11.3 million population, their number has swelled markedly from the several dozen on the island in the 1990s.
source: sputnik