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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> | 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> | ||
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Islam in Samoa is a minority religion in the country.
History
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.[1]
Mosque
There is one mosque in the country.[2][3]
Demographics
During the 2001 census, Muslims accounted for 0.03% of the population. The Western Samoa Muslim League is the Islamic organization in the country which was established in 1986.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Terdima, Moshe (22 May 2016). "History of Islam in Samoa". Samoa Observer. https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/21695.
- ↑ Autagavaia, Tipi. "Fear of Islam drives proposal to change Samoa's constitution". RNZ. https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/304095/fear-of-islam-drives-proposal-to-change-samoa's-constitution.
- ↑ Wyeth, Grant (16 June 2017). "Samoa Officially Becomes a Christian State". The Diplomat. https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/samoa-officially-becomes-a-christian-state/.
- ↑ "Samoa a Christian country – PM calls for constitution review". CathNews New Zealand. 20 May 2016. https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/05/20/samoa-christian-constitution-review/.