The word “colonial” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2010. Today the opening carries none. 4 remain further down the article, where a reader arriving from a search result does not go.
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The Bengali Sunni Jameh Mosque, built in the colonial era, is one of many mosques in Yangon. Burma or Myanmar , is the largest country in the mainland Southeast Asia . China is on the northeast border , Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest and the Indian Ocean on the south, on the east a small portion borders Laos and a larger area borders Thailand . Majority of the population is Theravada Buddhists but a significant number of religions e.g. Christianity , Islam , Hinduism , Chinese religions , Bahá'í religion , Mahayana Buddhism , traditional animistic beliefs and the Judaism are also practiced in Burma .1Islam is a minority religion in Burma , practiced by 4% of the population , according to the Myanmar official statistics .2However, according to a U.S. State Department ’s 2006 international religious freedom report , official statistics underestimate the non-Buddhist population which could be as high as 30%. Muslim leaders estimated that approximately 20 percent of the population was Muslim .3
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Mosque in Burma. Islam is a minority religion in Burma , practiced by 4% of the population , according to the Myanmar official statistics . This figure is disputed by the International Crisis Group which says the figure is around 10 percent, while the Burmese Muslim Association believes it is between 8 and 12 percent.
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Islam is a minority religion in Myanmar , practiced by about 4.15% of the population , according to the 2008 Myanmar official statistics .
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Overview of the role of the Islam in Myanmar Islam is a minority religion in Myanmar , practised by about 2.1% of the population , according to the 2014 Myanmar official statistics .
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Islam is a minority religion in Myanmar , practised by about 4.3% of the population , according to the 2014 Myanmar official statistics .
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Muslim diaspora
Byat Wi and Byat Ta
Shwe Byin brothers
Sailors and traders
Prisoners of war
Royal Muslim soldiers
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