Matthew Ingalls

Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, American University in Dubai

The Conversation
Chilean Muslims and people from other religious communities eating a meal from bowls, outside at the weekly soup kitchen in Santiago, Chile.

Chile has a growing Muslim community — but few know about it

Latin America has 1.7 million Muslims, who are rarely noted. Two scholars — both converts to Islam — set out to understand the small but representative Muslim community in Chile. Here is what they found.