Islam in Namibia
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Islam in Namibia is relatively new and is the third largest religion in the country after Christianity and the indigenous beliefs.
[edit] Number of Muslims
The national government puts the number of followers in the country at about 70,000 or about 3% of the national population.[1][2] Adherents.com estimates that Muslims are 5% of the population of Namibia, though with a disclaimer that the statistical methodology used is unreliable.[3]
[edit] Growth of Namibia's Muslim Community
Most of Namibia's Muslim community are members of the Namaqua ethnic group[4]. It is believed that this is mostly as a result of the efforts of a prominent politician among the Nama, Jacobs Salmaan Dhameer, the country’s incumbent Electoral Commissioner, who converted to Islam in 1980[5]. The first mosque in the country was built in Katutura. Today, there are seven mosques in the country. Twenty-four Namibians are currently studying in Saudi Arabia while have been sent for long term Islamic training in institutions in South Africa[6].
[edit] Notes
- ^ NationMaster - Namibian Religion statistics
- ^ IslamOnline.net- News
- ^ [[1]]
- ^ IslamOnline.net- News
- ^ IslamOnline.net- News
- ^ IslamOnline.net- News
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