Editing Demographics of Puerto Rico (section)

===Muslims===
In 2007, there were over 5,000 Muslims in Puerto Rico, representing about 0.13% of the population.<ref>[http://www.iiie.net/index.php?q=node/65 Institute of Islamic Information and Education: Number of Muslims and Percentage in Puerto Rico] Retrieved June 11, 2009. Corrected October 6, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.religiousintelligence.co.uk/country/?CountryID=29 Percent Puerto Rican population that are Muslims] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927194154/http://www.religiousintelligence.co.uk/country/?CountryID=29 |date=September 27, 2007 }} Retrieved June 8, 2009.
</ref> There are eight Islamic mosques spread throughout the island, with most Muslims living in [[Río Piedras, Puerto Rico|Río Piedras]].<ref>
[http://www.pupr.edu/msa/mosques.html Muslim mosques in Puerto Rico] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20120805220625/http://www.pupr.edu/msa/mosques.html |date=August 5, 2012 }} Retrieved June 8, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/198706/muslims.in.the.caribbean.htm|title=Saudi Aramco World : Muslims in the Caribbean|website=Saudiaramcoworld.com|access-date=October 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520061156/http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/198706/muslims.in.the.caribbean.htm|archive-date=May 20, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Puerto Rican converts to Islam continue to occur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discoveringislam.org/puerto_rican_converts.htm|title=Puerto Rican Converts|website=Discoveringislam.org|access-date=October 14, 2017}}</ref> "Ties between Latinos and Islam are more than just spiritual, but date back to Spanish history. Many people do not realize that Muslims conquered Spain".<ref name="Reshaping One Nation Under God">[http://www.nyunews.com/2.6138/reshaping-one-nation-under-god-1.640671 Reshaping One Nation Under God] Retrieved June 8, 2009. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517082143/http://www.nyunews.com/2.6138/reshaping-one-nation-under-god-1.640671 |date=May 17, 2009 }}</ref> And at times not just individuals, but whole families convert.  However, lack of Muslim education in the Island forces some Puerto Rican Muslims to migrate to the States.<ref name="Reshaping One Nation Under God"/> Islam was brought into Puerto Rico mainly via the Palestinian migration of the 1950s and '60s.<ref>[http://globalpuertorico.com/Islam.aspx Palestinian migration] Retrieved June 8, 2009. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007171601/http://globalpuertorico.com/Islam.aspx |date=October 7, 2011 }}</ref> Thus, today there is a strong Palestinian presence among Muslims in Puerto Rico. "They are economically strong and are thus able to pay for a full-time [[Imaam]]".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://islamweb.net/ver2/archive/article.php?lang=E&id=136012 |title=IslamWeb - Muslims in the Caribbean |access-date=June 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023020246/http://islamweb.net/ver2/archive/article.php?lang=E&id=136012 |archive-date=October 23, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>