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The last census to mention the religion of southerners dates back to 1956 where a majority were classified as following traditional beliefs or were Christian, while 18% were Muslim. [2] The most recent Pew Research Center report on Religion and Public Life estimated that in 2020, there were 610,000 Muslims in South Sudan, comprising 6.2% of the ...
The Abyei area is inhabited by the Ngok Dinka, a sub-group of the Dinka people who live in South Sudan. [2] In the early 1900s, Misseriya Arabs moved to the area following the British conquest. [ 3 ] Following the independence of South Sudan from Sudan in 2011, Abyei was left as a disputed area as no side wanted to give up the rich oilfields in ...
Christianity is the most widely professed religion in South Sudan, with significant minorities of the adherents of traditional faiths and Islam. President Salva Kiir , a Catholic , while speaking at St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba , stated that South Sudan would be a nation which respects freedom of religion .
JUBA (Reuters) -South Sudanese authorities have suspended access to social media platforms for a minimum of 30 days after videos depicting the alleged killings of South Sudanese nationals in Sudan ...
India has implemented a controversial citizenship law that has been widely criticized for excluding Muslims, a minority community whose concerns have heightened under Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
Ahmadiyya is an Islamic religious movement originating in 1889 in northern India around the teachings of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835–1908), who claimed to have been divinely appointed as both the promised Mahdi and Messiah expected by Muslims to appear towards the end times.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India moved on Monday to implement a 2019 citizenship law that has been criticised as discriminating against Muslims, weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare ...
The first flight left Juba on 15 July (South Sudan Time) carrying 143 individuals including 10 women and 3 infants. After a stop at Entebbe, Uganda for technical reasons [2] it resumed its flight to India, landing in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 16 July. [1] The second flight returned with 154 passengers. [3]