Islam has a high following in Fiji. There are about 60,000 Muslims in Fiji.[1][2] Muslims in Fiji are mostly Sunni Muslim with a Shia and Ahmadiyya minority.[3] In the 1966 Fiji elections, a Suva-based Muslim communal party, the Muslim Political Front, took part. Presently, Urdu is widely taught among Muslim schools for the Fijian Muslims all across Fiji.
In the early 19th century, Muslims migrated to Fiji from South Asia.[4] The Fiji Muslim League (FML) was formed in 1926.[5][6] The FML was vital in the growth of Islam as they contributed to the schooling system of Fiji with launching Muslims schools in the country.[7] In 1929, Fiji Muslim League sought to acquire discrete representation for Muslims in the Fiji Legislative Council.[4]
Some modern Muslim migrants from Arab Countries such as Sudan, Yemen and Egypt also have settled in Fiji forming a Fijian-Arab Population, with other migrants from other country's around the Islamic World. Islamic holy days such as Mawlid are also given as a holiday by the Fijian government.[8]
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