October 17, 2009
Study dispels myths on Muslim population
by Olivia Ward
The Toronto Star
A typical Muslim speaks Arabic and lives in the Middle East.
Most of Europe's Muslims are migrants clustered in the Netherlands and France.
Wrong on both counts.
According to a three-year mapping project on the global Muslim population, by the Washington-based Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, Asia is home to the majority of Muslims.
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