Fiji Muslim League (FML) is an organisation founded in 1926 in
Fiji.
Following its foundation the organisation set up branches across the country. Most of the Muslim schools in Fiji are operated by the Fiji Muslim League.
History
Formation
On 31 October 1926, The Fiji Muslim League was founded at the
Jamia Masjid in
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Education
The Fiji Muslim League contributed for the education systems in Fiji. The first school launched by FML was the Suva Muslim Primary School. Fiji Muslim League currently owns and manages seventeen primary and five secondary schools plus a tertiary institution. Fiji Muslim League has also helped for tertiary studies for poor Muslims through loans. The IDB loans for these studies were given locally for information technology and the other for the study of medicine in
Pakistan
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by Fiji Muslim League.
Politics
In 1929, Fiji Muslim League sought to acquire discrete representation for Muslims in the Fiji Legislative Council.
See also
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Islam in Fiji
Islam has a high following in Fiji. There are about 60,000 Muslims in Fiji. Muslims in Fiji are mostly Sunni Muslim. In the 1966 Fiji elections, a Suva-based Muslim communal party, the Muslim Political Front, took part. Presently, Urdu is widely t ...
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Maunatul Islam Association of Fiji
References
Islamic organizations based in Fiji
Muslim League breakaway groups
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