Muslims in Burundi are officially around 1% of the total population, though Muslim Burundians estimate the figure to be closer to 8-10%. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Burundi (buˈɾundi officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda The CIA World Factbook also puts the figure at 10%. The World Factbook ( ISSN; also known as the CIA World Factbook) is an annual publication of the Central Intelligence Agency of the [1] Burundi is by constitution a secular state, although Eid Al-Fitr is among several national holidays. A secular state is a State or Country that is officially neutral in matters of Religion, neither supporting nor opposing any particular religious beliefs Eid ul-Fitr or Id-ul-Fitr (عيد الفطر ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr) often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim Holiday that marks the end of [2]
Notes
- ^ CIA Factbook: Demographics of Burundi
- ^ "Burundi celebrates Muslim holiday", BBC News, November 3rd, 2005.
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic