I found them to be very open, warm, and hospitable people, often very forthcoming with their convictions. The Muslim community in Las Cruces felt in need of a new place to pray, especially since they pray 5 times a day. They were in an old building with a lot of problems, on the site where we're building now. Also, the number of Muslims was going up, mostly students from New Mexico State University. And it depends on when you ask, because this is a university city.
People come to study and they go back.
We don't have fixed numbers. Sometimes Arabs, sometimes Pakistanis, etc. Many readers may have a limited knowledge of Islam. This is the first, and main thing that leaders have to focus on. Second, the Sunna , or Hadith.