Muslim Europe
Islam in Europe.
The term Muslim Europe is used for the predominantly Muslim countries of Europe, including Muslim-majority Turkey, Albania, Kosovo and the plurality Bosnia and Herzegovina; it is also used for the Muslim community in Europe (see Islam in Europe). Islam has a historical stronghold in the Balkans since the Ottoman Empire.
- Islam in Turkey, 97.8% (2007 poll)
- Islam in Albania, 58.79% (2011 census)
- Islam in Kosovo, 96% (2011 census)
- Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 40% (CIA estimation)
See also
Sources
- H. T. Norris (1993). Islam in the Balkans: Religion and Society Between Europe and the Arab World. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-87249-977-5.
- Mesut Idriz; Osman Bakar (2014). Islam in Southeast Europe: Past Reflections and Future Prospects. ISBN 978-99917-1-276-5.
- Nezar AlSayyad; Manuel Castells (2002). Muslim Europe Or Euro-Islam: Politics, Culture, and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization. Lexington Books. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-0-7391-0339-5.
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