INTERFERENCE AND CHAOS: Islam Consolidates in Haiti with 29 Mosques and Growing Conversions, Taking Advantage of the Collapse of Legitimate Authority and Progressive Silence
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A new and profound layer of instability looms over the already battered Republic of Haiti. Amid institutional collapse, the escalation of armed gang violence, and a humanitarian crisis that shames the international community, a silent yet deeply significant sociopolitical phenomenon is gaining strength: the exponential growth of the Islamic community.
The truth, however raw, is the only solid foundation for a society that respects order and legitimate authority.
This columnist, with more than four decades of experience observing the decline of social structures, has investigated the background that reveals an uncomfortable reality: while democratic institutions sink and public safety vanishes, a new religious and cultural influence is consolidating in this traditionally deeply Catholic and syncretic (Vodou) Caribbean nation.
It is a symptom of the dangerous vacuum left by the collapse of the State. The absence of strong central power always invites the penetration of external influences with their own agendas.
The Silent Advance: More Mosques, More Conversions
The source that first alerted us reflects an undeniable reality of street-level expansion that the system refuses to acknowledge.
- Hard Data and Infrastructure: It is estimated that between 2012 and 2021 alone, places of worship multiplied at an alarming rate. While only about five mosques were counted in 2012, by September 2021 researcher Gatún estimated the existence of 29 functional mosques, plus 17 musallas (smaller prayer spaces) and one formal teaching center (madrasa). This infrastructure requires considerable funding, the origin and purpose of which must be investigated by regional intelligence agencies.
- Mass Conversions: The proliferation of these centers is not mere architectural whim; it responds to a surge in conversions, often among the most vulnerable sectors of the Haitian population. In a country on the brink of anarchy, this fact demands prudent vigilance to ensure institutional respect and prevent the interference of ideologies that run counter to our values of defending traditions and freedom.
The situation is far more than a demographic-religious shift; it is a symptom of the profound moral and order vacuum afflicting the nation.
Total distrust in the State, extreme poverty, and the systematic collapse of the traditional social fabric—historically rooted in the pillars of family and Judeo-Christian traditions—create the perfect breeding ground for the penetration of any movement that promises order, structure, and social assistance, regardless of its origin or true cost to individual liberty.
The lack of a legitimate and functional authority that enforces the Rule of Law is, ultimately, the enabler of this dangerous dynamic.
Anarchy and Crisis: The Context of Institutional Collapse
It is imperative to place this foreign advance in context. Haiti is experiencing a Level 3 crisis—the highest humanitarian emergency level declared by the UN. The latest report from the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) from November 2025 (see sources such as swissinfo.ch) is chilling and paints a picture of total social disintegration:
- Victims of Violence: At least 1,247 people were killed and 710 wounded between July and September 2025 alone. This demonstrates the absolute and criminal failure of political elites to guarantee public safety and the lives of their citizens.
- Displacement: More than 1,400,000 people were internally displaced as of September 30, 2025. Mass uprooting and despair are the primary recruitment tools for any group offering shelter, a plate of food, or a promise of stability.
- Economic Collapse: The economy has contracted for five consecutive years, with a projected -4.2% drop for 2024 (Economic and Social Council, E/2025/59). Economic desperation is the lever of ideological change.
This reality of absolute chaos—where youth find no future or protection in institutions—is what opens the door to the proliferation of structures that, under the cloak of religious or charitable mission, may conceal geopolitical interests or, worse, radicalization agendas.
The absence of legitimate authority and clear oversight of international donations, many of dubious origin, heightens the risk that more radical elements operate with little supervision, jeopardizing regional public security.
Their destructive obsession with dismantling the traditional values of family, religion, and legitimate authority—combined with a relativist worldview that demonizes any attempt at order and defense of national sovereignty against interference—blinds them to the real danger.
The expansion of a value system alien to our traditions and the Western spirit in a neighboring nation should serve as an urgent wake-up call. Yet the progressive left, both internationally and among media and academic elites, has opted for dangerous inaction—if not outright ideological complicity.
For the left, Haiti’s chaos is merely an opportunity to lecture about Western guilt and “neocolonialism,” while ignoring the rise of movements that, under the mantle of religion, do not hesitate to impose a strict order that undermines the individual rights and institutional respect they claim to defend.
Progressive ideology dismantles traditional social fabric without offering any real alternative, leaving the field wide open to those who do have a project of order and life—no matter how rigid and dogmatic.
Blinded by its deconstructivist ideology and its refusal to value the defense of Western traditions, progressivism prefers to look the other way while the true forces of disorder and potential radicalization settle at the doorstep of the Americas.
It is time to demand firmness, transparency, and institutional respect so that the Haitian people can restore their own traditions and the order they so desperately crave—before it is too late and the 29 mosques become immovable centers of power.
The cost of this ideological negligence will be paid by the public security of the entire continent, and History will judge those who remained silent.
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