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Islam is the major religion in the Gambia, representing 97%[1] of the 2 million population, with the first Muslim communities in the country arriving in 11th century.[2] Islam has therefore had an influence on the Gambia throughout history, and continues to impact its culture, society and politics. The majority of The Gambia's Muslims are Sunni belonging to the Maliki school of jurisprudence, influenced with Sufism.[3] There is a smaller Shiite community, largely stemming from Lebanese and Arab migration.[4] The Ahmadiyya movement is also present.[5] Other religious societies exist in the country, including Catholics, Protestants,[6] Hindus[3] and Traditional African religions.[7]
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^"Africa :: Gambia, The — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
^Frederiks, Martha T. (September 2010). "Methodists and Muslims in the Gambia". Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations. 20 (1): 64. doi:10.1080/09596410802542136. ISSN 0959-6410. S2CID 143825183.
^ ab""Gambia, The". International Religious Freedom Report 2007". US Department of State Archive. September 14, 2007.
^"Shia Presence in Gambia". Wow.gm. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013.
^Janson, Marloes. (14 May 2014). Islam, youth, and modernity in the Gambia : the Tablighi Jamaʻat. London. pp. 36, 46, 43, 70, 59, 62, 97, 46, 47. ISBN 978-1-107-47238-9. OCLC 867631246.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS) and ICF International. 2014. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. p. 32. Banjul, The Gambia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBOS and ICF International.
^Thomson, Steven K. “Christianity, Islam, and ‘The Religion of Pouring’: Non-Linear Conversion in a Gambia/Casamance Borderland.” Journal of Religion in Africa 42.3 (2012): p. 240. Web.
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