Islam in Mauritius
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islam-in-mauritius-217-299312
title:
Islam in Mauritius
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Islam in Mauritius is the nation's third largest religion behind Hinduism and Christianity. Muslims constitute over 17.3 per cent of Mauritius population. Muslims of Mauritius are mostly of Indian descent. Large numbers of Muslims arrived in Mauritius during the British regime, starting in 1834 as part of the large-scale indentured labor force from India. Mauritius became independent in 1968 and no official religion is defined in the constitution. Hindus make up about half of the population, Chr
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Mauritius
date created:
2004-11-19T13:10:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T23:06:15Z
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