Islam in Jamaica

Due to the secular nature of Jamaica's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country.

Other Muslim groups came through the indentureship program from the Indian subcontinent, and today (in a 2011 census) make up a population of about 1,513[3] with several mosques and festivals.

[4] Bryan Edwards and Richard Robert Madden in their works written in the late 18th and early 19th century often wrote about the Muslim slaves of Jamaica and their situation.

[5] Over time most of them lost their Islamic identity due to forced mixing of ethnic groups.

Some Muslim slaves returned to Africa or traveled to other parts of Latin America while others remained in Jamaica and practiced their faith in secret.