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'''[[Islam]]''' accounts for approximately 10% (750,000 people) of the population of the '''[[Central African Republic]]''', making it the second most followed [[organized religion]] in the country after [[Christianity]] (80%).<ref>[http://www.minplan-rca.org/pays Ministère du Plan et de l'Economie]</ref> The vast majority of [[Muslim]]s are [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] of [[Maliki]] school of [[jurisprudence]]. Most Central African Muslims live in the north-east, near the border with predominantly Muslim [[Chad]] and [[Sudan]]. {{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} |
'''[[Islam]]''' accounts for approximately 10% (750,000 people) of the population of the '''[[Central African Republic]]''', making it the second most followed [[organized religion]] in the country after [[Christianity]] (80%).<ref>[http://www.minplan-rca.org/pays Ministère du Plan et de l'Economie] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210162730/http://www.minplan-rca.org/pays |date=2010-12-10 }}</ref> The vast majority of [[Muslim]]s are [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] of [[Maliki]] school of [[jurisprudence]]. Most Central African Muslims live in the north-east, near the border with predominantly Muslim [[Chad]] and [[Sudan]]. {{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} |
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Islam accounts for approximately 10% (750,000 people) of the population of the Central African Republic, making it the second most followed organized religion in the country after Christianity (80%).[1] The vast majority of Muslims are Sunni of Maliki school of jurisprudence. Most Central African Muslims live in the north-east, near the border with predominantly Muslim Chad and Sudan. [citation needed]
History
Islam arrived in Central African Republic in the 17th Century as part of the expansion of the Saharan and Nile River slave routes. In February 2014, tens of thousands of Muslims fled the Central African Republic for Chad as they felt they were no longer safe in the country.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Ministère du Plan et de l'Economie Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ International Business Publications, USA (7 February 2007). Central African Republic Foreign Policy and Government Guide (World Strategic and Business Information Library). Vol. 1. Int'l Business Publications. p. 47. ISBN 1433006219. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
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