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Islam in Kosovo has a long-standing tradition dating back to the Ottoman ... Map showing percent of Islamic Faith in Kosovo, 2011 ... England; Northern Ireland ...
The earliest arrivals from Kosovo settled in London in the 1990s, with pockets of arrivals in other cities. [1] The 2011 Census recorded 28,390 Kosovo-born residents (of all ethnicities) in England and 56 in Wales. [2] The censuses of Scotland and Northern Ireland recorded 215 and 44 Kosovo-born residents respectively. [3] [4]
According to the 2012 European Social Survey, the population of Kosovo was about 88% Muslim, 5.8% Catholic, 2.9% Eastern Orthodox, 2.9% irreligious, 0.1% Protestant and 0.4% another religion. [7] In 2010, according to Pew Research Center, Kosovo had 93.8% Muslims and 6.1% Christians (mainly Orthodox but also Catholics and even Protestants).
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.
Date: 8 January 2011: Source: File:Blank map of Europe - Atelier graphique colors with Kosovo.svg; File:Islam in Europe-2.png; w:en:List of countries by Muslim population
The Muslim population in Europe is extremely diverse with varied histories and origins. [4] [5] [6] Today, the Muslim-majority regions of Europe include several countries in the Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and the European part of Turkey), some Russian republics in the North Caucasus and the Idel-Ural region, and the European part of Kazakhstan.
Kosovo's constitution, passed when the former Yugoslav province declared independence in 2008, says everyone has the right to marry but that laws should be passed to regulate marriages.
The term Muslim Europe is used for the predominantly Muslim countries of Europe, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, Kosovo, and Azerbaijan.As well as Muslim majority regions in Europe, including western parts of North Macedonia, Sandžak region within Serbia and Montenegro, Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria, [1] and many Muslim majority republics within Russia such as Kabardino ...