Islam in the Netherlands Antilles

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Islam is a minority religion in the Netherlands Antilles. There are about 2,500 Muslims in the Islands, [1] 1000 of which are in the Caribbean Netherlands, [2] [3] or 0.31% of the population. Most Muslims are emigrants from Lebanon, Syria and Suriname. [4]

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History

Muslims began to reach the islands during colonial times as workers (mainly as slaves and indentured labourers, from Sub-Saharan African countries then from the British India (Indian subcontinent). Then there was a wave of Muslims coming from Lebanon, Syria and Iraq as well as some indigenous people who converted to Islam. [1] In 1982 there were about 2000 Muslims.

Islamic centers

The majority of the Islam community is located on Curaçao where is the only mosque: [4] Omar bin Al-Khattab Mosque, with its imam, Sheikh Yakubu Mohammed. [3] There are other Islamic centers, including:

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References

  1. 1 2 "الأقلية المسلمة في منطقة البحر الكاريبي" (in Arabic). 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Muslim Situation in the Caribbean
  3. 1 2 3 "ISLAM and MUSLIMS IN NETHERLANDS ANTILLES". Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 Religion in Netherlands Antilles


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