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Is Islam popular in Suriname and Guyana?

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To me they seem a bit more religious, but much more traditional than their counterparts in Guyana and Trinidad. They're a lot wealthier and educated than the Javanese and more established. They own most of Mosques as far as i know, i can be wrong. read more

Muslims here and most of Latin America aren’t recent immigrants like in Europe. We’ve been here for over 100 years, so Muslims are part of the social fabric of these countries. read more

Islam in Guyana is the third largest religion in the country after Christianity and Hinduism, respectively. According to the 2002 census, 7.3% of the country is Muslim. However, a Pew Research survey from 2010 estimates that 6.4% of the country is Muslim. read more

According to the official data, the Muslim population of Suriname represens about 13.9 percent of the country's total population as of 2012, which is the highest percentages of Muslims on the South American continent. Though the majority belong to the Sunni interpretation of Islam and some syncretic sects such as Sufism and Javanese Kejawèn. read more

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