Islam in Samoa
History
The introduction of Islam into the country began centuries ago. But in recent years significant attention was brought in the 1980s when the Saudi Arabia-based World Assembly of Muslim Youth and Malaysia-based Regional Islamic Da'wah Council of Southeast Asia and the Pacific began their dawah activities in Pacific countries.{{cite news|last=Terdima|first=Moshe|date=22 May 2016|url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/21695|title=History of Islam in Samoa|work=Samoa Observer|access-date=2 November 2021}}
Mosques
There is one prominent mosque(masjid mariam) in the country, although mosques can be found across the island. {{cite news|last=Autagavaia|first=Tipi|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/304095/fear-of-islam-drives-proposal-to-change-samoa's-constitution|title=Fear of Islam drives proposal to change Samoa's constitution|work=RNZ |access-date=16 November 2021}}{{cite news|last=Wyeth|first=Grant|date=16 June 2017|url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/samoa-officially-becomes-a-christian-state/|title=Samoa Officially Becomes a Christian State|work=The Diplomat|access-date=16 November 2021}} located in the village of Vaiusu.{{cite web|url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/57529|title=Muslims open mosque on open day|author=Membrere, Marc|date=5 February 2022|access-date=14 October 2022|work=Samoa Observer}}
Demographics
During the 2001 census, Muslims accounted for 0.03% of the population.{{cite news|date=19 May 2016|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/304268/academic-says-islam-stance-in-samoa-'reasonable'|title=Academic says Islam stance in Samoa 'reasonable'|work=RNZ |access-date=16 November 2021}} The Western Samoa Muslim League is the Islamic organisation in the country which was established in 1986.{{cite news|date=20 May 2016|url=https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/05/20/samoa-christian-constitution-review/|title=Samoa a Christian country – PM calls for constitution review|work=CathNews New Zealand|access-date=2 November 2021}}
Notable Muslims
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- Sonny Bill Williams:- New Zealand rugby union player, converted to Islam in 2009 while playing for Toulon in France.[https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/21695 History of Islam in Samoa.] Samoa Observer He was the first Muslim to play for the All Blacks. He performed the Hajj pilgrimage in 2018. He is a New Zealand and Samoan citizen
See also
References
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