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<div>{{Short description|Religion in Samoa}}<br />
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[[Samoa]] is an overwhelmingly [[Christian]] majority country, with adherents of [[Islam]] being a minuscule minority.<br />
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==History==<br />
The introduction of Islam into the country began in the mid 1980s when the [[Saudi Arabia]]-based [[World Assembly of Muslim Youth]] and [[Malaysia]]-based Regional Islamic Da'wah Council of Southeast Asia and the Pacific began their [[dawah]] activities in Pacific countries.<ref>{{cite news|last=Terdima|first=Moshe|date=22 May 2016|url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/21695|title=History of Islam in Samoa|work=Samoa Observer|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Mosque==<br />
There is one mosque in the country,<ref>{{cite news|last=Autagavaia|first=Tipi|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/304095/fear-of-islam-drives-proposal-to-change-samoa's-constitution|title=Fear of Islam drives proposal to change Samoa's constitution|work=RNZ|access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wyeth|first=Grant|date=16 June 2017|url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/samoa-officially-becomes-a-christian-state/|title=Samoa Officially Becomes a Christian State|work=The Diplomat|access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> located in the village of [[Vaiusu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/57529|title=Muslims open mosque on open day|author=Membrere, Marc|date=5 February 2022|access-date=14 October 2022|work=[[Samoa Observer]]}}</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
During the 2001 census, Muslims accounted for 0.03% of the population.<ref>{{cite news|date=19 May 2016|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/304268/academic-says-islam-stance-in-samoa-'reasonable'|title=Academic says Islam stance in Samoa 'reasonable'|work=RNZ|access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> The Western Samoa Muslim League is the Islamic organisation in the country which was established in 1986.<ref>{{cite news|date=20 May 2016|url=https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/05/20/samoa-christian-constitution-review/|title=Samoa a Christian country – PM calls for constitution review|work=CathNews New Zealand|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>. As of November 2022, 73 muslims live in Samoa, corresponding to 0.036% out of population of 199,853.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Religion in Samoa]]<br />
* [[Islam in American Samoa]]<br />
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