Tag: Joan Alvado

  • Muma Paduri – The Leica camera Blog

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    In eastern Serbia, belief in a world of magic is still very much alive. Equipped with his M Typ 240, Joan Alvado set off in search of traces of Muma Paduri – the Mother of the Woods.

  • Joan Alvado – Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith « burn magazine

    Joan Alvado – Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith

    Joan Alvado Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith [ EPF 2017 – SHORT LIST ] Cuba is one of the last countries in the world where Islam has entered. Although is still widely unknown, the number of Cub…

    via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2018/04/joan-alvado-cuban-muslims-tropical-faith/

    Cuba is one of the last countries in the world where Islam has entered. Although is still widely unknown, the number of Cubans embracing Islam has constantly increased in the recent years. This growth is strongly linked with the current scenario of changes in Cuba, which includes a higher tolerance towards religions.
    With a current population around 3.000, Cuban Muslims are present in several districts of La Habana but also have expanded to many other provinces, like Camagüey, Santiago or Varadero. The growth of this community is strongly linked with the current scenario of changes in Cuba, which includes a higher tolerance towards religions.