Minarets in Mexico

Eid al-Fitr celebrated in Mexico City

Over five million Arab and Persian Muslims currently live in Europe, a continent of 740 Million people. And it's interesting that in Germany there are more kabob shops than there are establishments serving wienerschnitzel. Or so it would appear. South America alone has over twenty Million Arab and Persian Muslims (and a few Berbers), most of whom are generally assimilated. (http://latinarabia.com) 

The Arab Muslims in Europe seem to be more angry and agitated than their more bucolic cousins in Mexico and further south in "the Southern Cone".

Torres y Minarete de Agua Caliente
(Tijuana, BC, Mexico)

There are Arab Muslims who support the weapons needs of the cartels. Walid Hassan comes to mind, the arms merchant who provides AK-47's and RPG rockets and rocket launchers to Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación. However, Walid is the exception, not the rule.

Most Mexicans simply don't like Muslim people who are not assimilated into the culture and they are not bound by the US obsession with political correctness. So Muslims either find themselves going along to get along, or they're 'moved along'. Other than the sleeper cells placed by unfriendly governments in Mexico with an eye toward causing harm to the US, neighbor to the north, most Muslims - to include Middle Eastern people in general, who settle there want to get away from the turmoil at home.

Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación

Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) is presently under attack in Colima State by the Mexican Army. At this point they have cleared Colima City, Tecoman of the Sinaloa Federation (CJNG) and Los Caballaros Templarios have moved in to fill the void. The Army also moved into Manzanillo, but not as hard and CJNG still retains a presence there.

Ruben Osegevera Cervantes (El Mencho) runs CJNG and his headquarters in the Autlan de Navarro and El Grullo area of southwestern Jalisco. It is also being heavily pressured by the Mexican Army (SEDENA). 

It's not really news to the people in Guadalajara where literally ALL of the narcos with any stroke at all left town about a month ago in anticipation of rough times. Some went to homes in San Antonio, Texas (where many of the Guadalajara narcos maintain residence), others with warrants for their arrest either went to Costa Rica or over the hills to Puerta Vallarta. They plan to return home after February when the Mexican Army will be discontinuing its offensive in that area.

There are two principal factions of the Sinaloa Federation in Guadalajara. CJNG is run by El Mencho. He's the one being hit. Ismael Zambada Garcia (El Mayo) is not being pressured. He is more closely allied with Joaquin Guzman Loera (El Chapo) than El Mencho is.