Wikipedia's first sentence called it “known as madagascar for centuries and today muslims represent 7% of the population”. Today it says “minority religion”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Religion in Madagascar A mosque in Antananarivo .1Ethnicity of Madagascan Muslims (2021 estimate) Malagasy (65.0%) Comorians , Indians , Pakistanis , and others (35.0%) Islam in Madagascar is a minority religion, with most Madagascans adhering to Christianity .2Due to secular nature of the Madagascar's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country.3 Islam has been well established in what is now known as Madagascar for centuries and today Muslims represent 2 to 5 percent of the total population. The vast majority of Muslims in Madagascar practice Sunni Islam of the Shafi school of jurisprudence , with sizeable Shia and Ahmadiyya communities. United States Department of State .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Islam has been well-established in what is now known as Madagascar for centuries and today Muslims represent 7% of the population, or approximately 1.2 million Malagasy . There are a variety of Islamic sects, such as, Sunni Islam and in relative minority Ahmadiyya Muslim Community .
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A mosque in Antananarivo . Islam has been well established in what is now known as Madagascar for centuries and today Muslims represent 7% of the population. Almost all Muslims in Madagascar practice Sunni Islam of Shafi school of jurisprudence with some Ahmadis who first established in the country in the 1980s.
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A mosque in Antananarivo . Islam has been well established in what is now known as Madagascar for centuries and today Muslims represent 7% of the population. The vast majority of Muslims in Madagascar practice Sunni Islam of the Shafi school of jurisprudence .
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A mosque in Antananarivo . Ethnicity of Madagascan Muslims (2021 estimate) Malagasy (65.0%) Other ethnic groups (35.0%) Islam in Madagascar is a minority religion, with most Malagasy people adhering to Christianity .Due to the secular nature of Madagascar's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build mosques in the country. Islam has been well established in what is now known as Madagascar for centuries and today Muslims represent 2 to 5 percent of the total population. The vast majority of Muslims in Madagascar practice Sunni Islam of the Shafi school of jurisprudence , with sizeable Shia communities. United States Department of State .
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Then
known as madagascar for centuries and today muslims represent 7% of the population
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minority religion
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