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Islam is the majority religion in Azerbaijan, but the country is considered to be the most secular in the Muslim world. [2] Various reports have estimated 97.3% (CIA, 2020) [ 3 ] or 99.2% (Pew Research Center, 2006) [ 4 ] of the population identifying as Muslim; with the majority being adherents of the Shia branch (55-65%), while a significant ...
The Bibi-Heybat Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan. Islam is the majority religion in Azerbaijan, but the country is considered to be the most secular in the Muslim world. [5] Estimates include 90% (The World Factbook, 2020) [6] and 99.2% (Pew Research Center, 2006) [7] of the population identifying as Muslim.
Azerbaijan is an observer state of the World Trade Organization. The vast majority of the country's population (97%) is nominally [27] Muslim. [28] The Constitution of Azerbaijan does not declare an official religion, and all major political forces in the country are secular. Azerbaijan is a developing country and ranks 89th on the Human ...
Irreligion in Azerbaijan is open to interpretation according to differing censuses and polls. [1] Although Islam is the predominant faith in Azerbaijan, religious affiliation is nominal in Azerbaijan and percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower.
Azerbaijan is a majority Muslim country. Various estimates calculate that upwards of 95% of the population identify as Muslim. [30] [31] [32] Most are adherents of Shia branch with a minority (15%) being Sunni Muslim, although differences traditionally have not been defined sharply. [31]
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation founded in 1969 has 57 members, 56 of which are also member states of the United Nations, with 48 countries having a Muslim majority. Some member countries, especially in West Africa and South America, such as Ivory Coast, Guyana, Gabon, Mozambique, Nigeria, Suriname, Togo and Uganda – though with large ...
Freedom of religion in Azerbaijan is substantially curtailed. [1] [2] The Azerbaijan government, which follows a strictly secular and anti-religious ideology, represses all religions. [1] The majority of the population in Azerbaijan is Muslim, mainly Shia. According to Michigan State University political scientist Ani Sarkissian, "the ...
Although 85% of Azerbaijanis are members of the Shiite branch of Islam, [110] (which Salafis strongly oppose), and Muslims in Azerbaijan have a tradition of secularism, Salafism has made headway among the 15% of the country that identify themselves as Sunni Muslims and primarily inhabit the northern and western regions, [110] specifically those ...