1.
Islam in Singapore
[By WIKIPEDIA]
Sunni
Islam
is the religion of about 15% of
Singapore's population;
mainly the sizeable
Malay minority, who
constitute about 13.9% of the
country's population. Other
adherents include
Tamil, Pakistani and Arab
Muslim communities together with
a tiny number of
Chinese and Eurasian
followers of Islam. |
2.
Singapore
[By CIA THE WORLD FACTBOOK ]
Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the
Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became
independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most
prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is
one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita
GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other
Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
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3. Singapore
[By U.S. Library Of Congress]
Formal Name: Republic of Singapore (English-language name).
Also, in other official languages: Republik Singapura (Malay),
Xinjiapo Gongheguo― 新加坡共和国 (Chinese), and Cingkappăr
Short Form: Singapore.
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4.500 here convert to Islam every year
[By Vivi Zainol (The Straits Times)]
About 500 people
here convert to Islam each year.
That has been the average since the
1990s, said the Muslim Converts'
Association of Singapore. They include
Chinese and Indian Singaporeans,
Koreans, Japanese, Italians, New
Zealanders, Swiss, French and
Americans.
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