Islam in New Caledonia

Islam in New Caledonia is a minority faith, consisting of 2.6% of population or 6,357 people. The community is largely ethnic Javanese,[1] and primarily speaks French, and Arabic or Indonesian, causing a linguistic gap between them and neighbouring Anglophone Muslim communities in Australia and Fiji.[2] There is an Islamic centre in Nouméa, and another in Bourail catering to Algerian-Caledonians.[3]

  1. ^ R. G. Crocombe (2007). Asia in the Pacific Islands: Replacing the West. editorips@usp.ac.fj. pp. 375–. ISBN 978-982-02-0388-4. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. ^ Emiliana Afeaki; R. G. Crocombe; John McClaren (1983). Religious cooperation in the Pacific Islands. University of the South Pacific. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  3. ^ Globalization and the re-shaping of Christianity in the Pacific Islands. Pacific Theological College. 2006. ISBN 978-982-348-020-6. Retrieved 24 August 2012.