The Grand Mosque in Niamey, Niger a country in which 90% of the population are Muslim. Niamey, Population 674950 (2002 census is the Capital of Niger. Niger ( or /ˈnaɪdʒɚ/) officially the Republic of Niger, is a Landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River.

90% of the Nigerien population—approximately 11. Niger ( or /ˈnaɪdʒɚ/) officially the Republic of Niger, is a Landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. 3 million people—are followers of Islam, with a majority of those being linked to the Tijaniya Sufi brotherhoods. The Tijāniyyah ( Arabic: الطريقة التجانية, Transliterated: Al-Ṭarīqah al-Tijāniyyah, or "The Tijānī Path" is Sufism ( تصوّف - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفی‌گری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف Tariqah ( ar طريقه; pl طرق; Ṭuruq or Persian: Tarighat, Turkish: Tarikat) means "way" Islam came to Niger by way of the Muslim empires of Songhai, Mali, Gao, Kanem, and Bornu, as well as a number of Hausa states. The Songhai are an ethnic group from western Africa akin to the Mandé. Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa. Gao is a city in Mali and capital of the Gao Region on the River Niger, with a population of 57978 in 2005 Kanem may refer to Kanem Empire Kanem Prefecture Kanem Region Kanem (department While part of those empires, Niger served as an important economic crossroads. The government has funded several Muslim-oriented programs, such as a Muslim radio ministry and an Islamic University in Niamey, and has made three Muslim feasts national holidays. The Islamic University of Niger (officially the Oum Al-Qura University of Niger) is an Islamic University based in Say Niger. Niamey, Population 674950 (2002 census is the Capital of Niger. Although there have been some calls for the establishment of an Islamic Republic, Niger has so far succeeded in preserving its status as a secular state. Islamic Republic is the name given to several states in the Muslim world including the Islamic Republics of Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Mauritania A secular state is a State or Country that is officially neutral in matters of Religion, neither supporting nor opposing any particular religious beliefs

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• "Islam and Niger"