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Where do most of the world’s Muslims live?

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Where do most of the world’s Muslims live?

According to the Pew Research Center, around 62% of the world’s Muslims live in the Asia-Pacific region (from Turkey to Indonesia), and just about 20% live in the Arab world – including the middle-east. The largest Muslim population lives in Indonesia, home to 12.7% of the world’s Muslims, followed by Pakistan (11.1%), India (10.9%), and Bangladesh (9.2%).

The Arab World Vs. India

Qatar. Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Iran issued official protests against India (Pakistan and Afghanistan also reacted strongly) on June 6, 2022. The protest refers to remarks made on TV and Twitter by two prominent spokespeople from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. The comments bad-mouthed Islam’s Prophet Muhammad and his wife, Aisha.

How many Muslims live in India?

Muslims comprise 14% (around 200 million) of India’s 1.4 billion people. Anti-Muslim attacks have risen across India amid Modi’s regular silence about such attacks since he was elected in 2014.

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