According to a 2007 article in Pacific Magazine, entitled 'Green Moon Rising', Islam has seen a substantial increase in adherents amongst the peoples of Vanuatu, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia. There have been thousands of indigenous converts to Islam in Melanesia.[2][3]
There are also approximately 400 Muslims in Palau, whose government recently allowed a fewUyghurs detained in Guantanamo Bay to settle in the island nation.[4]
Islam has been in some parts of Oceania possibly as early as the 16th century due to contacts with the largely Muslim regions in Indonesia.[5] When the people of New Guinea traded with China and the Malay empire, in the early 17th century, the presence of Islam was felt in Oceania for the first time.[6]
Regions like Western New Guinea have established native Muslim populations. Islam first arrived to the region via Moluccan influence in the 17th century although Muslim merchants conducted trade with the western Papuans since at least the 15th century.[7]
Other parts of Oceania did not feel the presence of Islam until the 19th century. For instance, the first Muslims in Fiji came when Muslim migrants came on a ship bringing indentured labourers to Fiji in 1879. Muslims consisted of 22% of the boarders on Leonidas, which was the first such ship.
^Kettani, Houssain (2019). The World Muslim Population: Spatial and Temporal Analyses. CRC Press. ISBN978-0-429-74925-4.
^BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Country profiles | Timeline: Papua New Guinea
^Slama, Martin (2015), "Papua as an Islamic Frontier: Preaching in 'the Jungle' and the Multiplicity of Spatio-Temporal Hierarchisations", From 'Stone-Age' to 'Real-Time': Exploring Papuan Temporalities, Mobilities and Religiosities, ANU Press, pp. 243–270, ISBN978-1-925022-43-8
^"2021 Census QuickStats: Cocos (Keeling) Islands". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au.
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islam, oceania, refers, islam, muslims, oceania, current, estimates, there, total, muslims, oceania, australia, zealand, fiji, caledonia, papua, guinea, solomon, islands, vanuatu, tonga, gallipoli, mosque, auburn, sydney, according, 2007, article, pacific, mag. Islam in Oceania refers to Islam and Muslims in Oceania By current estimates there are 620 156 total Muslims in Oceania 476 600 in Australia 48 151 in New Zealand 52 520 in Fiji 6 352 in New Caledonia 2 200 in Papua New Guinea 360 in Solomon Islands 221 in Vanuatu 110 in Tonga 1 Gallipoli mosque Auburn Sydney According to a 2007 article in Pacific Magazine entitled Green Moon Rising Islam has seen a substantial increase in adherents amongst the peoples of Vanuatu Fiji Solomon Islands Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia There have been thousands of indigenous converts to Islam in Melanesia 2 3 There are also approximately 400 Muslims in Palau whose government recently allowed a few Uyghurs detained in Guantanamo Bay to settle in the island nation 4 Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIslam has been in some parts of Oceania possibly as early as the 16th century due to contacts with the largely Muslim regions in Indonesia 5 When the people of New Guinea traded with China and the Malay empire in the early 17th century the presence of Islam was felt in Oceania for the first time 6 Regions like Western New Guinea have established native Muslim populations Islam first arrived to the region via Moluccan influence in the 17th century although Muslim merchants conducted trade with the western Papuans since at least the 15th century 7 Other parts of Oceania did not feel the presence of Islam until the 19th century For instance the first Muslims in Fiji came when Muslim migrants came on a ship bringing indentured labourers to Fiji in 1879 Muslims consisted of 22 of the boarders on Leonidas which was the first such ship Demographics editCocos Keeling Islands 65 6 Muslim 2021 8 See also editList of mosques in Oceania Algerians of the Pacific Afghan Australia Maori Muslims Islam Day Hawaii References edit Muslim Population Green moon rising Archived 2007 10 10 at the Wayback Machine Pacific The spread of Islam in Melanesia Archived from the original on 2013 12 03 Retrieved 2010 03 20 Lawyers Uighurs agree to go to Palau Kettani Houssain 2019 The World Muslim Population Spatial and Temporal Analyses CRC Press ISBN 978 0 429 74925 4 BBC NEWS Asia Pacific Country profiles Timeline Papua New Guinea Slama Martin 2015 Papua as an Islamic Frontier Preaching in the Jungle and the Multiplicity of Spatio Temporal Hierarchisations From Stone Age to Real Time Exploring Papuan Temporalities Mobilities and Religiosities ANU Press pp 243 270 ISBN 978 1 925022 43 8 2021 Census QuickStats Cocos Keeling Islands quickstats censusdata abs gov au External links editReligion in Oceania at Open Directory Project nbsp This Islam related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Oceania related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Islam in Oceania amp oldid 1201988109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
