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Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life / Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa www.pewforum.org ii While sub-Saharan Africa has almost twice as many Christians as Muslims, on the African continent as a whole the two faiths are roughly balanced, with 400 million to 500 million followers each.
i. While sub-Saharan Africa has almost twice as many Christians as Muslims, on the African continent as a whole the two faiths are roughly balanced, with 400 million to 500 million followers each. Since northern Africa is heavily Muslim and southern Africa is heavily Christian, the great meeting place is in the middle, a 4,000-mile swath from ...
Executive Summary. The vast majority of people in many sub-Saharan African nations are deeply committed to the practices and major tenets of one or the other of the world’s two largest religions, Christianity and Islam. Large majorities say they belong to one of these faiths, and, in sharp contrast with Europe and the United States, very few ...
ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TOPLINE SURVEY RESULTS ASK ALL Q1 To begin, how would you describe your day today—has it been a typical day, a particularly good day, or a particularly bad day? Typical day Particularly good day Particularly bad day DK/Ref Total Botswana Total 38 48 11 3 100 Christian 40 46 11 3 100
By way of comparison, 71% of adults in the United States, arguably the most religious country in the industrialized world, say they are absolutely convinced of God’s existence. The only sub-Saharan African nations where fewer than eight-in-ten believe in God with absolute certainty are Botswana (74%), Chad, Mozambique and Uganda (77% in each).
Ahmadi or Ahmadiyya. A religious movement that emerged in India in the late 19th century around Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908). Many of his followers believe he was a mujaddid (reformer) who showed the way to revive and restore Islam. But mainstream Muslims do not accept some Ahmadi teachings, and the Ahmadi community has faced governmental and ...
Middle East-North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. Both types of restrictions have been rising; the global average score in categories:each of these categories increased more than 20% between 2007 and 2017. Levels of government limits on religious activities and government harassment of religious groups are somewhat lower. But
Christianity in Sub- .” An additional 24 countries in Africa, Asia , the Middle East and Europe were surveyed in 2011-2012; results from all 39 countries are analyzed here as well as in the August 2012 report on Muslims’ religious beliefs and practices . Saharan Africa
nine the previous year. And sub-Saharan Africa saw a spread in violence used to enforce religious norms, such as the targeting of people with albinism for rituals by witch doctors. This type of hostility was reported in 25 countries in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015, up from nine countries in 2014. (For more on rising
Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity Within Christianity Source: 2014 Religious Landscape Study, conducted June 4-Sept. 30, 2014. Whites include only those who are not Hispanic; the non-white category includes African Americans, Asian Americans, those of other races, those of mixed race and Hispanics. Results recalculated to exclude nonresponse.