Islam in Oceania

Gallipoli mosque, Auburn, Sydney.

Islam in Oceania refers to Islam and Muslims in Oceania. By 2010 estimates, there are 620,156 total Muslims in Oceania: 476,600 in Australia, 48,151 in New Zealand, 52,520 in Fiji, 6,352 in New Caledonia, 2,200 in Papua New Guinea, 360 in Solomon Islands, 221 in Vanuatu, 110 in Tonga.[1][2]

According to a 2007 article in Pacific Magazine, entitled 'Green Moon Rising', Islam has seen a substantial increase in adherents amongst the peoples of Vanuatu, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia. There have been thousands of indigenous converts to Islam in Melanesia.[3][4]

There are also approximately 500 Muslims in Palau, whose government recently allowed a few Uyghurs detained in Guantanamo Bay to settle in the island nation.[5][dead link][6]

  1. ^ "Muslim Population in Oceania". www.muslimpopulation.com. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  2. ^ Kettani, Houssain (June 2010). "Muslim Population in Oceania: 1950 – 2020". International Journal of Environmental Science and Development. 1 (2). ISSN 2010-0264.
  3. ^ Green moon rising Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Pacific: The spread of Islam in Melanesia". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
  5. ^ Lawyers: Uighurs agree to go to Palau[dead link]
  6. ^ Press, Associated (2009-11-01). "Released Guantánamo Uighurs land in Palau". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-04-03.

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