Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

is a minority religion in the

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. There are about 2,500 Muslims in the Islands, 1000 of which are in the Caribbean Netherlands,Muslim Situation in the Caribbean
/ref> or 0.31% of the population. Most Muslims are emigrants from

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and

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.Religion in Netherlands Antilles
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History

Muslims began to reach the islands during colonial times as workers, from African countries then from the

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. Then there was a wave of Muslims coming from

and

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as well as some indigenous people who converted to Islam. In 1982 there were about 2000 Muslims.

Islamic centers

The majority of the Islam community is located on

Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...

where is the only mosque:

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, with its imam Sheikh Yakubu Mohammed.ISLAM and MUSLIMS IN NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
/ref> There are other Islamic centers including: * Bonaire Islamic Center, Kaya Hanchi Amboina,

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* Curaçao Islamic Center, Weg Naar Welgelegen # 6, Island of Curaçao,

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* Sint Maarten Islamic Center, Puma Road 26, Philipsburg * Muslim Gemeente Curaçao, Weg Naar Welgelegen 6, Curaçao, Willemstad * Muslim Student Association, University Of Sint Eustatius School Of Medicine, Oranjestad, ST EUSTATIUS * Sint Eustatius Islamic Foundation, Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius

References

Dutch Antillean culture

Islam in the Kingdom of the Netherlands

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History

Islamic centers

See also

References