Islam in Seychelles

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Islam in the Seychelles archipelago was established from its discovery by Muslim sea merchants well before the discovery by Portuguese sea merchants in 1505. Today, however, the Muslim population of the islands is reported to be only 1.1%, roughly 900 people. Many of its island neighbors in the southern Indian Ocean, including Comoros, the Maldives and Zanzibar, have a much larger Muslim influence because of their settlements by Muslims before european colonization. The government of Seychelles allows 15 minutes of religious broadcasting every friday for the Muslim community.

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• US Government report in Religious Freedom in Seychelles