by Wendy Díaz, Hablamos Islam, Inc. | Sep 10, 2019 | Blog
In the popular book turned movie, The Hunger Games, set in a post-apocalyptic world, the Capitol of Panem (bread in Latin), rules over thirteen nation-states referred to as districts. After one district attempts to ignite a rebellion against the Capitol, the ruling...
by Wendy Díaz, Hablamos Islam, Inc. | Sep 10, 2019 | Blog
José Acevedo is a Puerto Rican Muslim who embraced Islam while pursing his studies at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor where he received his Masters Degree in Education (Curriculum and Instruction) and a dual-bachelors in History and Sociology. Jose has dedicated...
by Wendy Díaz, Hablamos Islam, Inc. | Sep 9, 2019 | Blog
The 3 Puerto Rican Imams Project is a long-term endeavor that seeks to provide solutions to the needs of the people of Puerto Rico. In its initial planning stages, it was meant to be an outreach-driven initiative to provide educational and social services to the...
by Wendy Díaz, Hablamos Islam, Inc. | Sep 9, 2019 | Blog
Puerto Rico is a self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States. It is not a state of the union, but it has been under the control of the United States since it was annexed in 1898, at the end of the Spanish-American War. The chief of state is the...
by Wendy Díaz, Hablamos Islam, Inc. | Sep 9, 2019 | Blog
September 6 The eye of Hurricane Irma passes over the north of San Juan, Puerto Rico with heavy rain and 100-mile-per-hour wind gusts. 4 people are killed, 2/3 of Islanders are left without electricity, and 34 percent of the population lose access to clean water....