Wikipedia's first sentence called it “small religious minority in the territory of french polynesia”. Today it says “minority religion”.
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Islam in French Polynesia is a small religious minority in the territory of French Polynesia . There are an estimated 500 Muslims in French Polynesia, most of which are in Tahiti, where the only mosque exists in Papeete . The mosque opened in 2013 and its imam is Hicham el-Berkani, a 23-year old Moroccan-born citizen from France. In recent years there has been a strong tension between the French Polynesian Christians and the Muslims, even though the government gives the right to the freedom of religion and the freedom to create religious associations.1State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2014 - Case study: Tahiti: Islamophobia in French Polynesia "First mosque opens in French Polynesia" . 16 October 2013 .2"Opening of Muslim prayer room in Tahiti causes uproar" . 17 October 2013 .3
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Islam in French Polynesia is a small religious minority in the territory of French Polynesia . There are an estimated 500 Muslims in French Polynesia, most of which are in Tahiti, where the only mosque exists in Papeete . The mosque opened in 2013 and its imam is Hicham el-Berkani, a 23-year old Moroccan-born citizen from France. In recent years there has been a strong tension between the French Polynesian Christians and the Muslims, even though the government gives the right to the freedom of religion and the freedom to create religious associations. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2014 - Case study: Tahiti: Islamophobia in French Polynesia "First mosque opens in French Polynesia" . 16 October 2013 . "Opening of Muslim prayer room in Tahiti causes uproar" . 17 October 2013 .
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Religion in French Polynesia Islam in French Polynesia ( Islam en Polynésie Française , الإسلام في بولينزيا الفرنسية ) – is a minority religion .In French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France , there are 500 Muslims , which constitutes 0.1% of the nation’s population (279,000 people as of 2021). .The Muslims in French Polynesia are Sunni , with most residing on the island of Tahiti "State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2014 - Case study: Tahiti: Islamophobia in French Polynesia" .
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small religious minority in the territory of french polynesia
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minority religion
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