Religion shapes Cuba despite Castro's influence
- Written by Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Miami
On Nov. 25, when I heard the news of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s death, I did not feel any sense of sadness, relief or joy. Instead, as a daughter of Cuban exiles, I experienced a mix of all those emotions.
Children of Cuban exiles – the diaspora community of Cubans that left the island after Castro’s 1959 revolution – have...