Islam is a minority
religion
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in
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...
. Most Muslims welcomed secession in the
South Sudanese independence referendum. The last
census
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to mention the religion of southerners dates back to 1956 where a majority were classified as following traditional beliefs or were
Christian while 18% were
Muslim. The most recent Pew Research Center on Religion and Public Life report from December 2012 estimated that in 2010, there were 610,000 Muslims in South Sudan, comprising 6.2% of the country's population.
See also
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Religion in South Sudan
Christianity is the most widely professed religion in South Sudan, with significant minorities of the adherents of traditional African religions and Islam.
President Salva Kiir, a Catholic, while speaking at Saint Theresa Cathedral in Juba, st ...
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Islamic increase perceived in Wau as life is routine.
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