Muslim Europe
The term "Muslim Europe" refers to the predominantly Muslim countries of Europe, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, Kosovo, and Azerbaijan.[citation needed] (Islam has had a historical stronghold in the Balkans since the Ottoman wars in Europe.[1]) It also includes Muslim-majority regions in other European nations, including western parts of North Macedonia,[citation needed] the Sandžak region within Serbia and Montenegro,[citation needed] the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria,[2] and many Muslim-majority republics within Russia.[citation needed] "Muslim Europe" can also be used to describe the Muslim community in Europe.[citation needed]
As of 2012, the number of Muslims in Europe was estimated at 45 million, or 6% of the total population of Europe.[3]
See also
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- European Islam – Hypothesized new branch of Islam
References
[edit]- ↑ Okey, Robin (2007). Taming Balkan Nationalism. Oxford University Press.
- ↑ "Rhodope Mountain History". Rhodope Mountain Missions. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ↑ The Global Religious Landscape: Muslims, Pew Research Center, 18 December 2012
Sources
[edit]- H. T. Norris (1993). Islam in the Balkans: Religion and Society Between Europe and the Arab World. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-87249-977-5.
- Mesut Idriz; Osman Bakar (2014). Islam in Southeast Europe: Past Reflections and Future Prospects. ISBN 978-99917-1-276-5.
- Nezar AlSayyad; Manuel Castells (2002). Muslim Europe Or Euro-Islam: Politics, Culture, and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization. Lexington Books. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-0-7391-0339-5.