Okinawa Islamic Culture Center

Okinawa Islamic Cultural Center (OICC)

As the Prophet (SAW) tradition goes “the brother of a Muslim is his fellow Muslim”, the need to create Islamic brotherhood from a dispersed Muslim population was evident in Okinawa. This was triggered by several factors that include the feeling of isolation and inferiority, demand for halal products, educating Muslim children, and the necessity to exchange ideas and extend help to troubled individuals. But more importantly was the non conducive worshiping environment.
Consequently, in July 2007 OICC was established with a defined constitutional structure comprising of an Amir and a governing Shura committee.

Islam in Okinawa

Okinawa is one of the southern prefectures of Japan consisting of hundreds of small islands forming the Ryukuyus archipelago stretching over 1,000 km in the East China Sea, the third largest in the country. The natives of Okinawa are predominantly Buddhists but some practice Christianity from due influence of American invasion in World War II and subsequent setup of American military base, the largest in South East Asia. Okinawa has over 2,000 churches, multitude temples, but no single mosque. In spite of the minority population of Muslims here, their number has been growing quite steady over the past few years.

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