Latino Muslims communities online presence: Sense of virtual community in facebook spaces

In the first part of the thesis the introduction of the research is presented. In the second chapter can be found the literature review; how religion appears in the Internet, both as information source and experience, the first stages of Islam in Internet, it is also described making emphasis in its deferent forms and finally it focused in what are virtual communities and their characteristics. Chapter three displays the methodology of this work. In chapter four, ten Latino Muslim communities spaces in Facebook are analyzed observing the Sense of Virtual Community, discussion structure and practices, authority and hierarchy, and the broader connections with other (e-) communities. Finally in the chapter five findings, discussion and conclusion are given. Keywords: Latino Muslims, Communities online, Muslim communities, Islam in Latin America.