Islam in Papua New Guinea

Islam in Papua New Guinea is a minority religion in the predominantly Christian country, with around 10,000 followers as of 2021. Papuan Muslims are largely concentrated Port Moresby and villages situated in the Highlands.[1] Due to secular nature of the country's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country.

The majority of the Muslims are Sunni, while a small number are Ahmadiyya.[2] The majority of Muslims in Papua New Guinea are indigenous Papua New Guineans.[3]

  1. ^ "Papua New Guinea". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  2. ^ "Islam in Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  3. ^ Flower, Scott (2015-05-01). "Conversion to Islam in Papua New Guinea". Nova Religio. 18 (4): 55–82. doi:10.1525/nr.2015.18.4.55. ISSN 1092-6690.

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