***Islam in UK***

"We are the second largest faith in Britain and will be the largest practicing faith in Britain by 2020 if you use church and mosque attendance as a measure,"

***Islam in France***

6 Million Muslims (10% of population).

***Islam in Russia***

27.65 Million Muslims (19% of population)

***Islam in USA***

"There are about 7 million Muslims in the United States, with about 2 million attending the nation's 1,209 mosques. An average 30 percent of those participating in activities at their mosques are
converts".

***Islam in South Africa***

"An estimated 75,000 Africans are now Muslim compared to fewer than 12,000 in 1991 during apartheid white rule, according to research by the Human Sciences Research Council, a government-funded institute".

***Islam in Australia***

"In the past 25 years, the Australian Muslim community has significantly expanded. According to the 2001 census, the Muslim community constituted 281,578 people, an increase of 40 percent since the 1996 census and an overall rise of 91 percent in the last
decade. And these figures may be very conservative. Some recent estimates suggest Australian Muslims now number between 350,000-450,000".

***Islam in Rwanda(Islam blooms in genocide's wake).***

"Almost a decade after a horrific genocide left 800,000 Rwandans dead and shook the faith of this predominantly Christian nation, Islam, once seen as a fringe religion, has surged in popularity.
"We're everywhere," says Sheik Saleh Habimana, the leader of Rwanda's burgeoning Muslim community, which has mosques in nearly all of the country's cities and towns".

***Muslim Spain***.

Where Did the Renaissance Come From?

As Muslims, we can be proud of the answer: It came from Muslim Spain, also known as Andalusia, where branches of knowledge had flourished and been kept alive for centuries. It was to Muslim Spain that Europe looked to bring itself out of the Dark Ages.

While much of Europe had been living in buildings made of wood and straw, the Islamic civilization in Spain had been both refined and elegant. From roughly 700 to 1500 CE, the Islamic empire in Spain was the center of culture and of knowledge. While most of the citizens of Europe could neither read nor write, the Muslims in Cordoba, for example, had more than 70 libraries.

At the same time that London was a tiny mud-hut village, historians record that Cordoba's streets were paved and well-lit and the city had a vast population. Many of them lived in houses with marble balconies and mosaic floors, and the city had mosques, public baths, and public gardens complete with orchards and fountains.
Not only did Muslim Spain exceed the rest of Europe in terms of art and architecture. It was also the intellectual center of Europe where knowledge and debate were cherished and encouraged, and where most of the ancient Greek and Roman philosophers had been translated into Arabic. What is more, Moorish Spain, as it was known, was a place of tolerance where Christians and Jews lived in peace under their Muslim rulers. At a time when Europe was far from tolerant, the Muslims in Spain encouraged dialogue and respect for others.

It is good for us, as Muslims, never to lose sight of the rich history of Islam, especially nowadays when many in the West present Western culture as the answer to all of life's ills and try to promote Western values throughout the world as if Islam was somehow backward. It is important for us to learn from our history.

***Islam in Germany***

"There are some 4.1 million Muslims in Germany, including 220,000 in Berlin. An estimated two thirds are of Turkish origin. Countrywide the Muslim community has 77 mosques. In Berlin, up to now, the prayers have been organized in apartments, halls and courtyards".

***Islam in Netherlands***

1 Million Muslims (6.25% of population).

***Islam in India***
"Islam in India is the second-most practiced religion after Hinduism. There are approximately 151 million Muslims in India's population as of 2007i.e.13.4% of the population.Currently, India has the second or third largest population of Muslims in the world".

***Islam in Canada***.

"Islam is the fastest growing religion. The 1991 census counted 253,000 Canadians Muslims compared with 98,000 in 1981 and an estimated 33,000 in 1971.By the end of the decade, Islam will be the second principal religion in the country if the present demographic trends continue.In 2006, Muslim population is estimated to be 783,700 or about 2.5%."

"Muslims are the world's fastest-growing group..."USA TODAY, The population referance bureau, Feb. 17, 1989, p.4A

"The religion of Islam is growing faster than any other religion in the world." Mike Wallace, 60 MINUTES

"Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the United States..."
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb 21, 1989, p.1

"Islam is the fastest growing religion in North America."
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