Islam in French Guiana
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Islam is a minority religion in French Guiana. The Muslim population is made up of mainly Arabs from Lebanon, and Afghan Muslims which is nearly 1%.[1][2][3] In Cayenne, the capital of the region, and Kourou, there is an Islamic centre and a Muslim school. The majority of the Muslims are Sunnis.[4] There are a few Ahmadi Muslims who established themselves in the region in the year 2007.[5]
References
- ↑ "Guyana.org". www.guyana.org. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ↑ Amadou Mahtar, M'Bow; Kettani, M. Ali (2001). Islam and Muslims in the American Continent. Center of Historical, Economical and Social Studies.
- ↑ Kettani, Houssain (January 2014). "History and Prospect of Muslims in South America". Social Indicators Research. 115 (2): 849–51. doi:10.1007/s11205-013-0237-7. ISSN 0303-8300.
- ↑ "MUSLIMS IN GUYANA - Caribbean Muslims". Caribbean Muslims - News, History, Culture & Religion. 2007-07-12. Archived from the original on 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
- ↑ "Association Ahmadiyya : " Une vision moderne de l'islam "". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- Wood, Mary (April 1993). "Islam and Islamic groups: a worldwide reference guide". International Affairs. 69 (2): 394–394. doi:10.2307/2621689. ISSN 1468-2346.
- Shaikh, Farzana, ed. (1992). Islam and Islamic groups: a worldwide reference guide. Longman current affairs. Harlow, Essex, U.K. : Detroit, Mich: Longman Group UK; Distributed exclusively in the United States and Canada by Gale Research. ISBN 978-0-582-09146-7. OCLC 28426753.
- "The Afghan Muslims of Guyana and Suriname - Caribbean Muslims". Caribbean Muslims. 2007-08-17. Archived from the original on 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
- Hamid, Ahmad, "Muslims in Guyana: The Unification of Sad'r Anjuman and The Islamic Association (1926–1950)" (PDF), guyananews.org, archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-26
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