Bohra Jamat of Los Angeles / Southern California

The Bohra community of Greater Los Angeles and Southern California is one of the most significant Bohra jamats in the western United States. The LA jamat is characterised by the diversity typical of Southern California — professionals in medicine, technology, entertainment, and business — and by the particular challenge of maintaining community cohesion across the sprawling Los Angeles metropolitan area. The community maintains jamaatkhana facilities in multiple neighbourhoods, holds regular waaz sessions, and coordinates Ashara Mubaraka programs that bring together Bohras from across the region. Southern California's large South Asian population and its cultural openness have made the region hospitable for Bohra identity, and several generations of Bohra-Americans have grown up in the LA area maintaining their religious practice while fully participating in American civic and professional life.