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. The majority of Muslims in Papua New Guinea are indigenous Papua New Guineans.[2]

  1. ^ "Papua New Guinea". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  2. ^ 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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