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Religion in Mali is predominantly Islam with an estimated 95 percent of the population being Muslim, [2] with the remaining 5 percent of Malians adhering to traditional African religions such as the Dogon religion, or Christianity. [3] Atheism and agnosticism are believed to be rare among Malians, most of whom practice their religion daily ...
Islam in Mali has absorbed mystical elements, ancestor veneration and the African Traditional Religion that still thrive. Many aspects of Malian traditional society encourage norms consistent with democratic citizenship, including tolerance, trust, pluralism, the separation of powers and the accountability of the leader to the governed.
Mali's population consists of Sub-Saharan ethnic groups, sharing similar historic, cultural, and religious traditions. Exceptions are two nomadic northern groups, the Tuaregs, a Berber people, and Maurs (or Moors), of Arabo-Berber origins. In Mali and Niger, the Moors are also known as Azawagh Arabs, named after the Azawagh region of the Sahara ...
Hinduism has existed in Africa mainly since the late 19th century. There are an estimated 2-2.5 million adherents of Hinduism in Africa. It is the largest religion in Mauritius, [ 42 ] and several other countries have Hindu temples. Hindus came to South Africa as indentured laborers in the 19th century.
Internet TLD. .ml. Mali, [ c ] officially the Republic of Mali, [ d ] is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over 1,241,238 square kilometres (479,245 sq mi). [ 9 ] The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east by Niger, to the northwest by Mauritania, to the south by ...
Islam in Africa is the continent's second most widely professed faith behind Christianity. Africa was the first continent into which Islam spread from the Middle East, during the early 7th century CE. Almost one-third of the world's Muslim population resides in Africa. Muslims crossed current Djibouti and Somaliland to seek refuge in present ...
In 2020, it was estimated that Christians made up 2.35% of the country's population; [1] over half of these were Catholic. However, other figures suggested that Catholics made up 2.54% of the country, or almost half a million people. [2] In the same year, there were 177 priests and 275 nuns serving across 48 parishes. [3]
The study found that a median percentage of 74% of Muslims in Kazakhstan, 65% in Albania, 64% in Kyrgyzstan, 56% in Indonesia, 55% in Mali, and 40% in Cameroon identify this way. [30] However, it is much less common in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. [30]