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At the time of the 2001 Census there were 1,943 living in Northern Ireland, [3] though The 2021 census recorded 10,870 Muslims in Northern Ireland. [4] The Muslims in Northern Ireland come from over 40 countries of origin, from Western Europe all the way through to the Far East. [5] The Belfast Islamic Centre was established in 1978 by a group ...
Ahmadi Muslims have been in the country since the 1960s. There are two Ahmadiyya mosques in the Republic of Ireland, one in Galway City, named the Galway Mosque, and one in Lucan, Dublin. The Galway Mosque is purpose built. [21] [22] Most Ahmadi Muslims in Ireland are refugees from countries where they are persecuted.
Islam is the third largest religion in Ireland constituting only 1.62% of the country's population. [27] There are 83,300 [28] practising Muslims living in Ireland and approximately 50 mosques and prayer centres within the State. There is more than one mosque or prayer centre in each province. [27]
At the time of the 2011 Census there were 3,832 living in Northern Ireland, [16] although by the 2021 census, the Muslim population stood at 10,870 (or 0.57% of the population). The Belfast Islamic Centre states that roughly half of the Muslim population lives in Belfast alone. [17]
The long-standing drama over the redevelopment of the Casement Park GAA stadium in west Belfast was drifting on for years, seemingly without focus, until it was included in the successful UK and ...
The number of Orthodox Christians in Northern Ireland is estimated at 3000 followers. [1] These figures based on the 2021 census at district level mask wide variations on smaller scales. [2] In the Belfast City Council and Derry and Strabane District Council areas, the figures at ward level vary from 99% Protestant to 92% Catholic.
The diversity of Muslims in the United States is vast, and so is the breadth of the Muslim American experience. Relaying short anecdotes representative of their everyday lives, nine Muslim Americans demonstrate both the adversities and blessings of Muslim American life.
The Ahlul Bayt Islamic Centre is the main Shia Islamic centre in Ireland and is situated at Milltown Bridge, Dublin. It is commonly known as ‘Hussainia’ and was previously the only Shia Muslim Islamic centre and mosque in Ireland. It draws Shia members from throughout the country, particularly at festival times and during Muharram. There ...