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According to the 2014 Georgian Census, there were 398,677 Muslims in Georgia, down from 433,784 Muslims according to the 2004 Georgian Census. However, the share of Muslims clearly increased from 9.9 percent in 2004 to 10.7 percent in 2014. The Muslim population lives mainly in rural areas (298,668 people, or about 75% of the total population).
[1] [2] The mosque was the first majority-immigrant mosque in the city, [3] though several mosques serving African-American Muslims were present in the city at the time. [4] [5] It was established in Home Park, a neighborhood close to Georgia Tech's campus. [3] The mosque later established a cemetery, and in the 1990s they opened two schools. [6]
There are an estimated 75,000 Muslims in the area and approximately 3 [20] 5 mosques. The largest mosque, Al-Farooq Masjid of Atlanta, is located on 14th Street in Midtown Atlanta. [ 21 ] Muslims constitute 1.3% per cent of the population, giving Atlanta the sixth largest Muslim proportion in the country.
Muslims around the world are observing the holy month of Ramadan, with worship, charity, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts. Volunteers distribute food to people breaking their fast in Pakistan.
Al-Mu’minun is nationally known for advocacy of Muslims and Islamic Issues. The Masjid congregation and staff have been the subject of numerous religious programs and news features in recent years Islamic Community Center of Augusta: Augusta: Georgia: 2012 S Masjid Al-Quba: Buford: Georgia: 2010 S Established first Masjid in vicinity of Mall ...
Muslims from Georgia (country) (4 C, 28 P) Pages in category "Islam in Georgia (country)" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
The diversity of Muslims in the United States is vast, and so is the breadth of the Muslim American experience. Relaying short anecdotes representative of their everyday lives, nine Muslim Americans demonstrate both the adversities and blessings of Muslim American life.
The country has a total area of approximately 67,000 square kilometres (25,900 sq mi), and a population (as of 2014) of 3.7 million people.. In addition, there are a small number of mostly ethnic Russian believers from two dissenter Christian movements: the ultra-Orthodox Old Believers, and the Spiritual Christians (the Molokans and the Doukhobors).