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Portugal is an overwhelmingly Christian majority country, with adherents of Islam being a small minority. According to the 2021 census, Muslims represent around 0.4% of the total population of the country. However, many centuries back Islam was a major religion in the territory of modern-day Portugal, beginning with the Muslim conquest of Spain.
Apr 23, 2024 · The city retains a strong Muslim character, having many mosques, wooden houses with ornate interiors, and the ancient Turkish marketplace (the Baščaršija); much of the population is Muslim. The city’s principal mosques are the Gazi Husreff-Bey’s Mosque, or Begova Džamija (1530), and the Mosque of Ali Pasha (1560–61).
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The whitewashed Portuguese town of Mertola has revealed much about the historical coexistence between Muslims, Jews and Christians in Portugal [Marta Vidal/Al Jazeera] By Marta Vidal. 10 Jun...
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are eight muftis located in major municipalities across the country: Sarajevo, Bihać, Travnik, Tuzla, Goražde, Zenica, Mostar, and Banja Luka. The head of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina is Husein Kavazović.
Oct 25, 2010 · Like the streets of Tavira, the full extent of Portugal’s Muslim heritage has long been forgotten or ignored. Much of Portugal lived under Islamic rule for over 500 years from the early 8th century, when North African invaders overturned the Germanic kingdoms that had held sway over the Iberian Peninsula since the fall of the Roman Empire.
Apr 3, 2015 · The area where Sarajevo is now was previously inhabited by the Slavs but the city was officially founded in 1461 by the Ottoman Empire and was under its rule for over four centuries. During that time many people converted into Islam religion and some of the most beautiful mosques, including Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque built in 16th century.
Sep 19, 2010 · But in recent years there’s been a renewal of interest in Portugal’s Arab legacy. Next year, Tavira will open a much larger museum of Arab culture and the nearby city of Silves – capital of the medieval Muslim kingdom of the Algarve in southern Portugal – has hosted a Center for Portuguese-Arab Studies since 2004.
