THE ISLAMIC WORLD TODAY

COUNTRIES WITH ISLAM AS THEIR OFFICIAL

RELIGION

NORTHERN AFRICA MIDDLE EAST ARABIAN PENINSULA INDONESIA

BALKANS REGION NORTH AND EAST ASIA CENTRE OF AFRICA

INDIA

ISLAMIC POPULATION IN THE WORLD

1,6 BILLION OF MUSLIMS NOWADAYS, IN FACT, 23´5% OF THE

WORLD POPULATION

MUSLIMS IN SPAIN

In recent decades, immigration has resulted in a resurgence in the presence of Islam, with over one million Muslims currently residing in Spain

The majority are Moroccans. Other Muslims came from other neighboring African countries: Syrians, Lebanese, Iraqis, Iranians, and a few Asiatics: Bangladeshis, Indians, and Pakistanis.

There are a number of converts to Islam, estimated at between 20,000 and 50,000, from a total number of 1,000,000 Muslims. Many converts to Islam reside in the southern Andalusia region.] The majority of Muslims in Spain areSunnites, with a minority of Shiites.

The first Mosque after the Fall of Granada in 1492, in modern Spain, was built after approximately 500 years in 1982.

MOSQUE OF MADRID