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Islam is a major religious minority in the Russian Federation, which has the largest Muslim population in Europe. [2] According to the US Department of State in 2017, [3] Muslims in Russia numbered 14 million or roughly 10% of the total population.
[4] [5] Further studies indicate the worldwide spread and percentage growth of Islam, may be attributed to high birth rates followed by a trend of worldwide adoption and conversion to Islam. [3] [6] Most Muslims fall under either of two main branches: Sunni (87–90%, roughly 1.7 billion people) [7] Shia (10–13%, roughly 180–230 million ...
Data for the rates of growth of Islam in Europe reveal that the growing number of Muslims is due primarily to immigration. [28] Additionally, average Muslims today are younger and have a higher fertility than other Europeans. [26] Between the mid-2010 and mid-2016, migration was the biggest factor driving the growth of Muslim populations in ...
Following the embargo by Arab oil exporters during the Israeli-Arab October 1973 War and the vast increase in petroleum export revenue that followed, [1] [2] [3] the international propagation of Salafism and Wahhabism within Sunni Islam [4] favored by the conservative oil-exporting Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [1] [5] [6] and other Gulf monarchies achieved a "preeminent position of strength in the ...
Islam and the Muslims in the Land of the Soviets. Moscow: Progress. Crews, Robert D. (2006). For Prophet and Tsar: Islam and Empire in Russia and Central Asia. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-02164-9. Jones, P. (May 16, 2017). Islam, Society, and Politics in Central Asia. University of Pittsburgh Press.
In July 2013, BBC journalist Rob Cowling remarked that Muslim players were changing the culture of English football. [1] The Islamic observance of Ramadan, affects the ability of players to train and play, [2] while some players have refused to wear football shirts sponsored by gambling and finance companies, as gambling and charging interest ...
IHSA football playoffs bracket 2024: Complete pairings, schedule, game times Make sure to follow along for more coverage from USA TODAY Network sites in Peoria , Springfield and Rockford as the ...
The Activity of the Muslim faction of the State Duma and its significance in the formation of a political culture among the Muslim peoples of Russia (1906-1917), in: Kügelgen, Anke von; Kemper, Michael; Frank, Allen J.: Muslim Culture in Russian and Central Asia from the 18th to the Early 20th Centuries (Berlin, 1998).