Islam in Tonga
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secular nature of the Tonga's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country. Most Muslims in Tonga belong to either Sunni or Ahmadiyya denominations. The number of Muslims was estimated at less than 1000 in 2010 by the Pew Research Center[1] in a population of about 108,000, while a report by the Fiji Muslim League estimated that in 2002 there were about 70 Muslim Tongan nationals out of a Muslim population of 100.[2]
Muslim school
children in the school will not be forced to study or convert to Islam. He also said that a small delegation of Tongan Muslims will leave in June 2007 for Saudi Arabia and Qatar to seek donations and funding for the new school, since these two countries are well known for their strong contributions to the Muslim community in Australia and New Zealand
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Rugby Union
player.Mosques
Notable Muslims
- Ofa Tu'ungafasi
See also
References
- ^ "Table: Muslim Population by Country". Pew Research Center. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Fiji Muslim League situation report: Tonga and Samoa". Fiji Muslim League. 5 July 2002. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- Radio New Zealand International. 24 April 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
External links
- “Tonga 2006 Census of Population and Housing,” Tonga Department of Statistics, June 2008. [1]
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