Abstract: This article describes the culture of the Assalam Islamic Boarding School in Manado, which exists to this day, while standing in the center of a Muslim-majority area. Islamic boarding schools Islamic boarding schools do not cause problems for non-Muslim communities in boarding schools. This study found that non-Muslim communities around the pesantren were very good and harmonious. This paper discusses two important things, first, about the needs and challenges of the Assalam Islamic Boarding School in Manado to continue to exist amid its interests in the area of Muslim freedom. Second, Culture and Success in developing Islamic Education among Muslims. Keyword: Muslim minority, Pondok Pesantren Assalam, Manado City Abstrack Arti...