Zaid Shakir - Reclaiming Our Legacy

About this lecture

In this inspiring lecture, Imam Zaid Shakir traces the deep and often overlooked history of Islam in Latin America, from pre-Columbian Muslim presence to the resistance of enslaved West African Muslims in the New World. He calls on the Muslim community to recognize Latino Muslims as natural allies and indigenous bearers of the Islamic legacy, and makes a compelling case for financially and institutionally supporting organizations like Islam in Spanish. The lecture weaves together history, demographics, and theology to urge Muslims to invest in one of the fastest-growing Muslim communities on earth.