Despite persecution by the British, Islam flourished in the colonial period and was said to be fastest growing religion in Uganda by a colonial officer in the 1950s.

Islam as the first foreign religion arrived in Uganda from the north at the dawn of 18th century and spread through inland networks of the East African coastal trade by the mid nineteenth …

6 days ago · As in other parts of Africa, Islam and Christianity have been combined with indigenous religions to form various syncretic religious trends. Islam was the first of the …

This chapter discusses the nature and character of the Islamic reform movement in Uganda under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) regime. It contends that the violent attitude of the …

Islam is the largest minority religion in Uganda. Muslims make up a significant portion of the population, particularly in the eastern and northern regions of the country. Islam was …

Oct 27, 2024 · Despite these challenges, Islam continued to grow in Uganda, particularly in rural areas and among marginalized communities. Muslim leaders established schools and …

Islam in Uganda constitutes a minority faith comprising 13.2 percent of the national population according to the 2024 census conducted by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics.

Islam had arrived in Uganda from the north and through inland networks of the East African coastal trade by the mid-nineteenth century. Some Baganda Muslims trace their family's …

Sixteen percent of the population is Sunni Muslim; their ancestors arrived in nineteenth-century Uganda from the east through Kenya and from the north through Egypt and Sudan. The Shafii …

Uganda is an overwhelmingly Christian majority country, with Islam being the second most widely professed faith. According to the 2014 National Census, Islam in Uganda was practised by 14 …