Islam in Equatorial Guinea
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Equatorial Guinea is an overwhelmingly Christian majority country, with Islam being a minority religion. Due to secular nature of the country's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country. According to the U.S. State Department International Religious Freedom Report 2006, practitioners of Islam comprised less than 1 percent of the population of Equatorial Guinea.[1] Adherents.com, however, estimates that Muslims make up anywhere from 1% to 5% of the population.[2]
History
On 21 July 2015, Prime Minister of Egypt Ibrahim Mahlab and President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo attended the opening of Malabo Mosque.[3] Mahlab and the Ministry of Awqaf provided imams and preachers to the mosque as part of Egypt's role spreading the teachings of Islam.[3] The mosque covered a land area of 2500 square meters.[3]
References
- ^ State.gov
- ^ Adherents.com
- ^ a b c "Mahlab attends inauguration of Malabo new mosque". Arabs Today. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
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