The second group of immigrants in the 1960s was better educated , but not any more oriented towards Islam than the first . This group was affected by two major events in Nicaragua : the 1972 Nicaragua earthquake , and the Nicaraguan Revolution in 1979 . At that time , many of the former Palestinians immigrated to North America or returned to Palestine . Those that stayed suffered greatly and their families were further assimilated into Christianity . The latest and smallest group of émigrés was in the early 1990s . Many of these were immigrants returning to Nicaragua who had since become more aware of their Muslim heritage from exposure in North America or Palestine . These immigrants also possessed a stronger Islamic identity than previous groups , enabling an Islamic reawakening by the community
1972 Nicaragua earthquake
1972 Nicaragua earthquake
Islam in Nicaragua