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Islam in the United Kingdom

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According to the 2001 census 1,591 million Muslims are living in England and Wales, where they form 2.7 % of the population, in Scotland they represent 0.84 % of the population (app. 43 000). The Northern Ireland census does not provide detailed information on the adherents of non-Christian religions.

Demography and Ethnic Background

The local autorities with the highest percentage of Muslim population are:

Religious Currents

Personalities

Notable mosques

Literature

Philip Lewis: Islamic Britain : religion, politics and identity among British Muslims ; Bradford in the 1990s, London : Tauris, 1994 ISBN 1-85043-861-7

Weblinks

See also

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