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Eligible to play for either Germany [21] or Turkey, [213] after long consideration, [214] [215] [216] Özil chose to play for his country of birth, Germany. [217] In September 2006, he was called up for the Germany under-17 team. He was a member of the German under-21 team from 2007.
Some member countries, especially in West Africa and South America, such as Ivory Coast, Guyana, Gabon, Mozambique, Nigeria, Suriname, Togo and Uganda – though with large Muslim populations – are not necessarily Muslim majority countries. [1] A few countries with significant Muslim populations, such as Russia and Thailand, sit as Observer ...
Ozil de Cadartz, French troubadour; Mesut Özil (born 1988), German footballer; See also. Ozili or Ojili, a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh ...
The growing number of Muslim players has been fueled by the internationalization of football. [30] That has also led to greater understanding and willingness on the part of Premier League clubs and fans to accommodate players' religious needs. [30] The league now employs a Muslim chaplain and some clubs have dedicated prayer rooms. [31]
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Özal made an effort to found alliances with the Turkic countries of Central Asia as well as Azerbaijan in the South Caucasus. He was also a keen proponent of the country's rapprochement with the Middle East and the Muslim countries.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to convene an emergency summit to discuss the war in Gaza and what he called Israel's attacks on Jerusalem. Erdogan ...
India is the country with the largest Muslim population outside Muslim-majority countries with more than 200 million adherents. [ 25 ] The Middle East - North Africa ( MENA ) region hosts 23% of the world's Muslims, and Islam is the dominant religion in every country in the region [ 26 ] other than Israel .
Islam is the largest minority religion in the country, with the Protestant and Roman Catholic confessions being the majority religions. [9] [10] [11] Most Muslims in Germany have roots in Turkey, [12] followed by Arab countries, former Yugoslavia (mostly of Kosovo-Albanian or Bosnian origin), as well as Iranic countries (Afghanistan, Tajkistan, Pakistan, Kurdistan & Iran).