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When did Islam become poplular?

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edited December 1969 in Coptic Orthodox Church
I know that Islam started in about the 6th/7th century AD, but recently I heard that in the early 1900's, Egypt was predominantly Christian. Only recently did Islam become so dominant. Is this true? Is the same true for the middle east? Please tell me your sources. (Parents are not always the best source, by the way.)

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  • peterfarringtonpeterfarrington
    Some data on the net. Trustworthiness always needs testing...

    Lebanon - 30-40% Christian, 40-60% Muslim

    Turkey - 99% Muslim

    Iraq - 96% Muslim

    Egypt - >10% Christian, 90% Muslim

    Jordan - Christian 6%, Muslim 92%

    Syria - Christian 10%, Muslim 90%

    These are all countries that were essentially Christian before the 8th century.

    Father Peter
  • tonedawgtonedawg
    father peter has it down.  I don't know where you guys got your sources from, but as far as i know, Egypt in the early 20th century wasn't predominately Christian.  Its been predominately muslim for a very long time.  One good place to find good sources is to find a history of the coptic people book. 
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  • markos123markos123
    there is a big population of Indonesians who are muslims. Over 300 million
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