predominant religion in Somalia is Islam, with tiny minorities of Christians, traditional African religions and others. Most residents of Somalia are Muslims...
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Freedom of religion in Somalia refers to the extent to which people in Somalia are freely able to practice their religious beliefs, taking into account...
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Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and...
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Christianity in Somalia is a minority religion within the country, which has a population over 99% Sunni Muslim, and Islam as the state religion. According...
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Somaliland (redirect from Religion in Somaliland)
Territory of Somalia (the former Italian Somalia) to form the Somali Republic. The union of the two states proved problematic early on, and in response to...
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Practitioners of Islam first entered Somalia in the northwestern city of Zeila during prophet Muhammad's lifetime whereupon they built the Masjid al-Qiblatayn;...
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president of Somalia (Somali: Madaxaweynaha Soomaaliya) is the head of state of Somalia. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces...
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Hinduism is a minority religion in Somalia. It is the third largest religion in the country after Islam and Indigenous religions. As of 2015, there were...
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The Somali Civil War (Somali: Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Soomaaliya; Arabic: الحرب الأهلية الصومالية al-ḥarb al-’ahliyya aṣ-ṣūmāliyya) is an ongoing civil war...
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Waaq (category Religion in Somalia)
sky God in several Cushitic languages, including the Oromo and Somali languages. Waaqa (Oromo pronunciation: [waːkʼa]) still means 'God' in the present...
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the Jews in Somalia refers to the historical presence of Jewish communities in the Horn of Africa country of Somalia. Judaism in the Somali peninsula...
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Religion is a range of social-cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies...
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Communications in Somalia encompasses the communications services and capacity of Somalia. Telecommunications, internet, radio, print, television and postal...
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of Somalia has always been Somali, although throughout Somalia's history various exoglossic languages have also been used at a national level. Somali is...
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culture of Somalia is an amalgamation of traditions that were developed independently since the Proto-Somali era. The hypernym of the term Somali from a geopolitical...
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Al-Shabaab (militant group) (redirect from Terrorism in Somalia)
Somalia portal Child soldiers in Somalia Drone strikes in Somalia Human rights in Somalia Islam in Somalia Religion in Somalia Freedom of religion in...
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Waaqeffanna (category Religion in Somalia)
including the Oromo people and Somali people. The followers of the Waaqeffanna religion are called Waaqeffataa and they believe in the supreme being Waaqa Tokkicha...
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criminalisation of homosexuality in Somalia occur in a legal and cultural context where 99% of the population follow Islam as their religion, while the country has...
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The Somali people (Somali: Soomaalida, Osmanya: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒆𐒖, Wadaad: صومالِدَ) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Horn of Africa who share...
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single language and religion, it is divided into more than 500 clans and sub-clans." Somalis constitute the largest ethnic group in Somalia, at approximately...
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List of religious populations (redirect from Religion populations)
Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021. "Religions in Somalia | PEW-GRF". Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved...
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Greater Somalia sometimes also called Greater Somaliland (Somali: Soomaaliweyn; Arabic: الصومال الكبرى, romanized: al-Sūmāl al-Kubrā) is the geographic...
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The Somali Civil War (2009–present) is the ongoing phase of the Somali Civil War which is concentrated in southern and central Somalia. It began in late...
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Religion in China is diverse and most Chinese people are either non-religious or practice a combination of Buddhism and Taoism with a Confucian worldview...
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aṣ-Ṣūmālīyah) was a socialist state in Somalia that existed from 1969 to 1991. Established in October 1969, the Somali Democratic Republic emerged as a socialist...
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Slavery in Somalia existed as a part of the East African slave trade and Arab slave trade. To meet the demand for menial labor, Bantus from southeastern...
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Media in Somalia National symbols of Somalia Coat of arms of Somalia Flag of Somalia National anthem of Somalia Public holidays in Somalia Religion in Somalia...
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state religion in Somalia. Generally, the judiciary in most areas relies on xeer (traditional and customary law), sharia, and the penal code. In many regions...
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Somali Americans are Americans of Somali ancestry. The first ethnic Somalis to arrive in the U.S. were sailors who came in the 1920s from British Somaliland...
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The Somali Bantus (also known as Jareerweyne or Gosha) are a Bantu ethnic minority group in Somalia who primarily reside in the southern part of the country...
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