- Islam in Tonga
Islam in
Tonga consists of about 100 people in a population of about 102,000.Muslim school
Tonga ’sMuslim community is planning to raise funds in theMiddle East to build a new boarding school on Tongatapu. [ [http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=31714 Plans for a Muslim school in Tonga] ] The school is to follow theTongan school curriculum, but additionally offer theArabic language and Islamic studies as options. Sheikh Imam Abdul Fader, a spiritual leader of the Tongan Muslim community and a mathematics teacher, said their project is to build a three-story boarding school that will serveMuslims and non-Muslims, especially orphans who are often deprived ofeducation . Thechildren in the school will not be forced to study or convert toIslam . He also said that a small delegation of Tongan Muslims will leave in June 2007 forSaudi Arabia andQatar to seek donations and funding for the new school, since these two countries are well known for their strong contributions to the Muslim community in Australia and New Zealand..Notes
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Islam in New Zealand
*Islam in Oceania
*Islam by country
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