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Islam has a high following in Fiji. There are about 60,000 Muslims in Fiji.[1][2] Muslims in Fiji are mostly Sunni Muslim.[3] In the 1966 Fiji elections, a Suva-based Muslim communal party, the Muslim Political Front, took part. Presently, Urdu is widely taught among Muslim schools for the Fijian Muslims all across Fiji.

In the early 19th century, Muslims migrated to Fiji from South Asia.[4] The Fiji Muslim League (FML) was formed in 1926.[5][6] The FML was vital in the growth of Islam as they contributed to the schooling system of Fiji with launching Muslims schools in the country.[7] In 1929, Fiji Muslim League sought to acquire discrete representation for Muslims in the Fiji Legislative Council.[4]

Some modern Muslim migrants from Arab Countries such as Sudan, Yemen and Egypt also have settled in Fiji forming a Fijian-Arab Population, with other migrants from other country's around the Islamic World. Islamic holy days such as Mawlid are also given as a holiday by the Fijian government.[8]

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  2. ^ "Fiji military chief hits back at former PM's Muslim backlash claim". www.abc.net.au. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  3. ^ Ali-Chand, Zakia; Buksh, Shazna; Anzeg, Afshana (2016). "Islam in Fiji: Continuity, Adaptation and Change during the Indenture and Post-Indenture Periods". Indentured Muslims in the Diaspora. pp. 275–302. doi:10.4324/9781315272030-8. ISBN 9781315272030.
  4. ^ a b "Islam in Fiji". www.muslimpopulation.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  5. ^ Maurits S. Hassankhan; Goolam Vahed; Lomarsh Roopnarine (10 November 2016). Indentured Muslims in the Diaspora: Identity and Belonging of Minority Groups in Plural Societies. Taylor & Francis. p. 290. ISBN 978-1-351-98687-8.
  6. ^ Jon Fraenkel; Stewart Firth; Brij V. Lal (April 2009). The 2006 Military Takeover in Fiji: A Coup to End All Coups?. ANU E Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-921536-51-9.
  7. ^ Richard B. Baldauf; Robert B. Kaplan (2006). Language Planning and Policy in the Pacific: Fiji, the Philippines and Vanuatu. Vol. 1. Multilingual Matters. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-85359-921-7.
  8. ^ "[PDF] The History of the Mawlid - Free Download PDF". silo.tips. Retrieved 2021-07-15.