Islam in Guadeloupe
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Islam in Guadeloupe is a minority
religion Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, ...
in the region.


History

Islam began to spread in the region since the 1940s. In the early 1990s, the idea to construct a mosque was proposed but the plan was halted midway.


Demographics

As of 2009, there were around 2,000 Muslims in Guadeloupe, representing about 0.4% of the population.


Organizations

* Guadeloupe Muslim Association, established in 2015 * Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Guadeloupe, established in 2016


See also

* Demographics of Guadeloupe


References

Guadeloupe Islam in the Caribbean Religion in Guadeloupe {{Islam-stub