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Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala. A 2003 CIA Factbook map which shows the distribution of ethnoreligious groups in Iraq.. Religion in Iraq dates back to Ancient Mesopotamia, particularly Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia between circa 3500 BC and 400 AD, after which they largely gave way to Judaism, followed by Syriac Christianity and later to Islam.
According to the most recent government statistics, 97% of the population of Iraq was Muslim in 2010 (60% Shia and 40% Sunni); the constitution states that Islam is the official religion of the country. [1] In 2023, Iraq was scored 1 out of 4 for religious freedom. [2] In the same year, it was ranked as the 18th worst place in the world to be a ...
2 January – Opposition figure and activist Salman Al Khalidi is extradited to Kuwait to begin prison sentence after fleeing on being convicted on 11 charges. [1]Abdullah Warte, official spokesperson of the Iraqi Kurdistan-based Islamic Movement of Kurdistan (IMK) political party, announces a proposal to establish an office in Damascus, becoming the first Kurdish and Iraqi political party to ...
Islam in Iraq has a rich complicated history that has come to be over almost 1,400 years, since the Prophet Muhammad lived and died in 632 CE. [1] As one of the first places in the world to accept Islam, Iraq is mostly Muslim nation, with about 98% of the people identifying as Muslim. [ 2 ]
Christianity was brought to Iraq in the 1st century by Thomas the Apostle and Mar Addai (Addai of Edessa) and his pupils Aggai and Mari. Thomas and Addai belonged to the twelve Apostles. [11] Iraq's Eastern Aramaic-speaking Assyrian communities are believed to be among the oldest in the world.
[29] [30] [31] The majority of Yazidis remaining in the Middle East today live in Iraq, primarily in the governorates of Nineveh and Duhok. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] There is a disagreement among scholars and in Yazidi circles on whether the Yazidi people are a distinct ethnoreligious group or a religious sub-group of the Kurds , an Iranic ethnic group .
Irreligion in Iraq has a societal, political and historical background. Although the Constitution of Iraq guarantees freedom from religious coercion, and states that all citizens are equal before the law without regard to religion, sect, or belief, irreligious people may encounter difficulties with the authorities.
Iraq religion-related lists (1 C, 6 P) A. Iraqi religion academics (2 P) B. Religion in Baghdad (4 C, 1 P) C. Christianity in Iraq (8 C, 9 P) D. Religious ...