Islam is a minority religion in East Timor. East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. The US State Department and the CIA World Factbook estimate that Muslims make up 1% of the population,[1] although some organizations, such as Adherents. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion com, give higher numbers. [2]
Persecution
In 2006, during the holy month of Ramadan, the 500 Muslims of Dili, the capital city of East Timor, were harassed by the largely Catholic populace, and forced to take shelter in the Annur Mosque. Ramadan or Ramazan ( Arabic: رمضان Ramaḍān) is a Muslim religious observance that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic Dili, also spelled Díli, is the Capital and largest city of Timor Leste (formerly called East Timor. José Ramos-Horta, the Prime Minister of East Timor, condemned the attacks. José Manuel Ramos-Horta ( Portuguese: ʒu'zɛ 'ʁɐmuz 'oɾtɐ GCL (born 26 December 1949) is the second President [3]
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