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Fiji Muslim League (FML) is an organisation founded in 1926 in
Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about ...
. 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 Toorak.


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
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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

* Islam in Fiji * Maunatul Islam Association of Fiji


References

Islamic organizations based in Fiji Islamic organizations established in 1926 Muslim League breakaway groups {{Islam-org-stub