On which continent is Suriname?
Islam in Suriname Islamic Cooperation. Islam in Suriname According to the official data, the Muslim population of Suriname represens about 13.9 percent of the country's total population as of 2012, which is the highest percentages of Muslims on the South American continent. Though the majority belong to the Sunni interpretation of Islam and some syncretic sects such as Sufism and Javanese Kejawèn. Some speculate that Muslims first came to Suriname as slaves from West Africa and then were converted to Christianity over time, even though there is little proof for these speculations. The ancestors of the actual Muslim population came to the country
Religion in Suriname largest religious group. There are several hindu temples in Suriname. According to the most recent census, the Muslim population of Suriname represents about 13.9% of the country's total population, giving the country the highest proportion of Muslims on the American continent. Muslims that first came to Suriname consisted of indentured laborers from South Asia and Indonesia, from whom today most Muslims in Suriname are descended. Javanism is followed by 0.8% of the Suriname population. It is followed mainly by the Javanese people in Suriname. There has been a Jewish community in Suriname since 1639, when the English government allowed Sephardi