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'''Islam''' is a minority religion in '''[[French Guiana]]'''. The Islamic population is made up of mainly [[Arabs]] from [[Lebanon]], and [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] Muslims.<ref>[http://www.guyana.org/features/afghanguyanese_muslim.html The Afghan Muslims of Guyana and Suriname]</ref> In [[Cayenne]], the capital of the region, and [[Kourou]], there is an Islamic centre and a Muslim school. Majority of the Muslims belong to [[Sunni]] denomination. There are a few [[Ahmadiyya|Ahmadi]] Muslims who established themselves in the region in the year 2007.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.franceguyane.fr/regions/guyane/association-ahmadiyya-une-vision-moderne-de-l-islam-151947.php | title=Association Ahmadiyya : " Une vision moderne de l'islam " | access-date=June 1, 2014}}</ref>
'''Islam''' is a minority religion in '''[[French Guiana]]'''. The Islamic population is made up of mainly [[Arabs]] from [[Lebanon]], and [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] Muslims.<ref>[http://www.guyana.org/features/afghanguyanese_muslim.html The Afghan Muslims of Guyana and Suriname]</ref> In [[Cayenne]], the capital of the region, and [[Kourou]], there is an Islamic centre and a Muslim school. Majority of the Muslims belong to [[Sunni]] denomination. There are a few [[Ahmadiyya|Ahmadi]] Muslims who established themselves in the region in the year 2007.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.franceguyane.fr/regions/guyane/association-ahmadiyya-une-vision-moderne-de-l-islam-151947.php | title=Association Ahmadiyya : " Une vision moderne de l'islam " | access-date=June 1, 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Islam in France]]


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==Link==
*[http://www.islamicfinder.org/cityPrayerNew.php?country=French_Guiana French Guiana accurate Islamic prayer times]


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Revision as of 05:00, 30 June 2024

Islam is a minority religion in French Guiana. The Islamic population is made up of mainly Arabs from Lebanon, and Afghan Muslims.[1] In Cayenne, the capital of the region, and Kourou, there is an Islamic centre and a Muslim school. Majority of the Muslims belong to Sunni denomination. There are a few Ahmadi Muslims who established themselves in the region in the year 2007.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Afghan Muslims of Guyana and Suriname
  2. ^ "Association Ahmadiyya : " Une vision moderne de l'islam "". Retrieved June 1, 2014.