Disaster Relief
Mocoa Colombia Appeal
Supporting families affected by the devastating mudslide that struck the remote town of Mocoa, Putumayo, raising over £5,000 for those affected.
Our work
How we help
From the UK to South America
Latin Muslim Association is run by volunteers. We raise money in the UK and send it to Muslim communities in South America, to support new Muslims, local centres and families hit by disaster. Here in the UK we hold talks and events that bring Latin and Muslim communities together. These are some of the projects we have supported.
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Events & Projects
Events and Projects
Community Events
Salsa to Jalsa
Flagship awareness events at Regent's Park Mosque and the East London Mosque, bridging Latin and Muslim communities across the UK.
Education
University Outreach
Talks at London Metropolitan University on Latin American culture, the growing Muslim population, and current community efforts.
Dawah
South American Missions
Dawah expeditions across Colombia and Panama, establishing Islamic centres, setting up dawah tables, and supporting new Muslims with education and financial aid.
Our work today
Who we support today
As well as the projects above, we give regular support to these partners working with Muslims and new Muslims in the Americas.
USA
Islam in Spanish (opens in a new window)
Learning about Islam in Spanish.
Latin America
IERA Latin America (opens in a new window)
Sharing Islam across Latin America.
Quito, Ecuador
Mezquita Assalam
Charity projects run by the mosque.
And when it is needed
Emergency relief
We give to relief efforts after disasters, for example in Colombia and Venezuela after earthquakes.
Families in hardship
From time to time we help Latino Muslims facing financial hardship.
Project details
Disaster relief
Mocoa Colombia Appeal
The remote town of Mocoa, in Putumayo, was struck by a powerful mudslide in the early hours of the morning. Many lives were lost, more than 300 families were affected, and many people were left missing.
LMA volunteers walked from Elephant and Castle to Seven Sisters, raising £800, and a Friday collection at the Mosque and Islamic Centre of Brent raised a further £1,500. The appeal aimed to go beyond £5,000 for the families affected. Our trustee Isa Noorudeen visited Mocoa to see the community.
Community events
Salsa to Jalsa
Salsa to Jalsa brought Latin and Muslim communities together in London. The first was held at Regent’s Park Mosque in March 2009, and Salsa to Jalsa 2 followed in November 2009 at the London Muslim Centre, East London Mosque, with guest speaker Yusuf Chambers.
One guest wrote: “Heart-warming event, and I learned things I didn’t even know about my own community, let alone a community I thought was alien.”
Education
University Outreach
Mustafa Isa Herrera and Isa Sulaiman Noorudeen spoke at London Metropolitan University about the cultures of Latin America, the growing Muslim population there and current community efforts.
In June 2017, Isa Noorudeen gave a talk at Rumi’s Cave in London on the shared history of Islam with Latin America and West Africa.
Dawah
South American Missions
In 2009, volunteers set up dawah tables in Colombian cities including Pereira, Barranquilla, Manizales and Medellín, with books and leaflets supplied by a supporting organisation.
In 2010, Brother Dawood and Brother Ahmad organised two trips to Panama: ten days in a small village, then three weeks of dawah tables in the main cities. New Muslims were then visited in their own areas and given educational and financial support.
Discover
Questions people often ask
Can you be Latino and Muslim?
Faith, heritage and belonging, and a shared history in al-Andalus.
What do Allah and Dios have in common?
Words for God, and the Spanish word ojalá.
Islam in the Americas
1492, West African Muslims, the Malê revolt and Arab families in Latin America.
What is Ramadan?
Why Muslims fast from dawn to sunset for a month.