Darlene Derosier posts a sign at the Al-Fattah Mosque in Gressier, Haiti, on the Islamic tradition of religious body washing before prayer. Derosier said she converted to Islam based on its preaching of self-discipline, emphasis on education and attention to cleanliness.
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Darlene Derosier posts a sign at the Al-Fattah Mosque in Gressier, Haiti, on the Islamic tradition of religious body washing before prayer. Derosier said she converted to Islam based on its preaching of self-discipline, emphasis on education and attention to cleanliness.

Islam expands in Haiti

By Trenton Daniel
The Associated PressBy Trenton Daniel

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti –
 School teacher Darlene Derosier lost her home in the 2010 earthquake that devastated her country. Her husband died a month later after suffering what she said was emotional trauma from the quake. She and her two daughters now live in tents outside the capital of Port-au-Prince, surrounded by thousands of others made homeless and desperate by the disaster.

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