Wikipedia's first sentence called it “minority religion”. Today it says “minority religion in the predominantly christian country”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Islam in Papua New Guinea is a minority religion in the predominantly Christian country, with around 10,000 followers as of 2021. Papuan Muslims are largely concentrated Port Moresby and villages situated in the Highlands .1Due to secular nature of the country's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country. The majority of the Muslims are Sunni , while a small number are Ahmadiyya .2 The majority of Muslims in Papua New Guinea are indigenous Papua New Guineans. United States Department of State .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Islam in Papua New Guinea is a minority religion; the US department of state estimates that there are about 2,000 Muslims in the country.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Islam in Papua New Guinea is a minority religion; the U.S. Department of State estimates that there are about 2,000 Muslims in the country. Other sources give a higher estimate of 4,000.Majority of the Muslims belong to the Sunni group, while a small number are Ahmadi .
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The opening as it stood in 2020 3 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Islam in Papua New Guinea is a minority religion, with over 5,000 followers.The majority of the Muslims are Sunni , while a small number are Ahmadiyya .
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Islam in Papua New Guinea is a minority religion in the predominantly Christian country, with around 10,000 followers as of 2021. Papuan Muslims are largely concentrated in Port Moresby and villages situated in the Highlands .The majority of the Muslims follows Sunni traditions. The majority of Muslims in Papua New Guinea are indigenous Papua New Guineans. United States Department of State .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “minority religion”. Today it says “minority religion in the predominantly christian country”. Read the current article and compare.
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minority religion
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minority religion in the predominantly christian country
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