An old bar in Tijuana has been refashioned into a musalla — a beacon for Muslim migrants who now have a dedicated space to worship and access legal assistance, medical care and halal meals.
Sonia García, president of the Latina Muslim Foundation, plays with a cat at the Assabil shelter for Muslim migrants in Tijuana.Sonia García, president of the Latina Muslim Foundation, plays with a cat at the Assabil shelter for Muslim migrants in Tijuana.TIJUANA, Mexico — Six miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, Muslims gather to pray in an oud-scented musalla. The prayer room sits within a two-story, 8,000 square foot refugee shelter, complete with a minaret and a blue dome.
The shelter provides a number of services: legal assistance, medical care, language and Quran classes. There are separate quarters for men and women lined with bunk beds. There is also another room to quarantine people when they get sick. The building was converted from an event space that was once used for quinceañeras and birthday parties. It has a commercial kitchen and a dining area. The musalla where local Muslims and shelter residents worship was once a bar.
A migrant from Guinea, who is currently waiting for his family to arrive in Tijuana, walks up the stairs at the shelter.A migrant from Guinea, who is currently waiting for his family to arrive in Tijuana, walks up the stairs at the shelter.
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