[3] While Majuro has the only mosque in the Marshall Islands, Ahmadi Muslim communities exist in atolls around the country.
[4] Ahmadi Muslims have had a growing presence in the Marshall Islands for a number of years.
However, it was not until 2012, when the Muslim community decided to construct Marshall Islands' only mosque, that it began to draw attention from religious and political figures.
In light of unfavourable public opinion about Islam in general, the Muslim community's right to exist in an overwhelmingly Christian Marshall Islands, was questioned in a number of live broadcast sessions in the Marshallese parliament.
[5] The Ahmadi Muslims play an active role in the life of local Marshallese, by working with local youth groups, the Ministry of Health and through the international charitable trust, Humanity First.