Kan Imam San

The Kan Imam San are an Islamic sect that make up about 10% of the population of ethnic Chams in Cambodia. Their spiritual center is the Tralach District of Kampong Chhnang Province, particularly the Au Russey Mosque and their historic mosque atop Phnom Oudong, but they are also heavily represented in Pursat and Battambang provinces.[1]

Since 1998, they are officially recognized by the Cambodian government as one of two Muslim groups in Cambodia.[2]

References

"The Politics of Prayer," Harriet Fitch Little and Phak Seangly, 04 July 2015 https://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/politics-prayer
Bruckmayr, Philipp. "The Birth of the Kan Imam San: On the Recent Establishment of a New Islamic Congregation in Cambodia." Journal of Global South Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, University Press of Florida, 2017, pp. 197–224, https://www.jstor.org/stable/48519395.

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[1] "The Politics of Prayer," Harriet Fitch Little and Phak Seangly, 04 July 2015 https://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/politics-prayer

[2] Bruckmayr, Philipp. "The Birth of the Kan Imam San: On the Recent Establishment of a New Islamic Congregation in Cambodia." Journal of Global South Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, University Press of Florida, 2017, pp. 197–224, https://www.jstor.org/stable/48519395.