The tiny Muslim community of Bolivia was surveyed in a recent report from the DNI Open Source Center. The OSC report “is an overview of mosques, Islamic organizations, and religious leaders in Bolivia and their susceptibility to foreign Islamist influence.”
Like many OSC products, this item has not been approved for public release. A copy was obtained by Secrecy News. See “Bolivia — Key Muslim Converts Assert Local Peril, Ally With Zealots Abroad,” Open Source Center, May 12, 2009.
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