Islam in Western Sahara

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A mosque in Dakhla

According to the CIA World Factbook, Muslims make up almost 100 percent of the population of the Western Sahara . [1] [2]

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Prominent Sahrawi Muslims

Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi (1973–2021), a Sahrawi Islamist militant, was one of the founders of the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), and the first Emir of the Islamic State – Sahel Province. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The World Factbook - Western Sahara". CIA. Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2007-10-21.
  2. ↑ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tracking Abu Walid al-Sahraoui, West Africa's most wanted jihadist". The Africa Report . 12 February 2020.


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