Islam in Kuwait: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Broken link. |
Cyberbot II (talk | contribs) Rescuing 1 sources. #IABot |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
[[Islam]] is the main religion of the citizens of [[Kuwait]] and the majority of Kuwait's citizen population is Muslim; there are no official figures, but it is estimated that 60-70% are Sunni and 30-40% are Shias. |
[[Islam]] is the main religion of the citizens of [[Kuwait]] and the majority of Kuwait's citizen population is Muslim; there are no official figures, but it is estimated that 60-70% are Sunni and 30-40% are Shias. |
||
Some other minor Muslim sects do exist in Kuwait's society, but in very small or rare numbers. There are no estimates of the number of non-citizen Muslims.<ref name=ssi>{{cite web|url= |
Some other minor Muslim sects do exist in Kuwait's society, but in very small or rare numbers. There are no estimates of the number of non-citizen Muslims.<ref name=ssi>{{cite web|url=http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/pub861.pdf |title=The Evolution of U. S.-Turkish Relations in a Transatlantic Context |publisher=[[Strategic Studies Institute]] |page=87 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318173523/http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/pub861.pdf |archivedate=March 18, 2015 }}</ref> |
||
==See also== |
==See also== |
||
Revision as of 01:36, 1 April 2016
| Islam by country |
|---|
 |
 Islam portal |
Islam is the main religion of the citizens of Kuwait and the majority of Kuwait's citizen population is Muslim; there are no official figures, but it is estimated that 60-70% are Sunni and 30-40% are Shias.
Some other minor Muslim sects do exist in Kuwait's society, but in very small or rare numbers. There are no estimates of the number of non-citizen Muslims.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "The Evolution of U. S.-Turkish Relations in a Transatlantic Context" (PDF). Strategic Studies Institute. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 18, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)
| Religions | |
|---|---|
| Ethnic groups | |
| Foreign nationals | |
 | This Islam by country-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Kuwait-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |