290:. The first President of RISEAP, Tunku Abdul Rahman, stated their mission to encourage Muslims to continue their religious pursuits in the Pacific nations where they are minorities. The Pacific Island countries are traditionally “collectivity-oriented” and have similar customs and practices to some religious groupings. Muslims in the South Pacific have been involved in educating activities, engaging with the communities and instructing people in Islam. This influence has seen the creation of the Islamic Institute of the South Pacific in Fiji. Islam is also often associated with the establishment of social and public health organisations in the region.
732:. In the South Pacific countries, the average scores of laws and policies used to restrict religious freedom as well as government favouritism shown towards religious groups increased over 20% in the decade between 2007 and 2017. The region is relatively high in this category, measuring 5.0 compared with the global average of 4.7. It was also reported that 86% of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in 2017 reported events of “harassment or intimidation of religious groups by governments” and over half the countries in the region have experienced some type of “communal tension” between religious groupings.
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members who coordinated the attack, Bali was chosen because it was often frequented by
American citizens, thus it was believed that the American Samoan status as a US territory linked the nation to further retaliation from extremists. The widespread ban of several Muslim nations was therefore claimed to have been implemented for the safety of the citizens. However, the scale of the ban has led to some drawing comparisons to US President
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Pacific actors including the secretary general of the Samoa Council of Churches, who called for the nation of Samoa to “bring in a blanket ban on Islam”. Samoan Reverend Motu similarly claimed that Islam posed a threat to the future of his
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Governor Tauese Sunia claimed that a credible security threat was made, speculating that American Samoa could be targeted for terrorist activities because of its status as a US territory. The action to ban these nations was put in place because officials claimed they
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released a policy review identifying the increased threat of terrorism in South
Pacific nations such as American Samoa. The review suggested a number of states were susceptible to terrorist activities and could be “potential havens for terrorist groups” and Islamic extremism, particularly due to
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denomination of Islam. The islands are dominated by the
Christian faith, with 98.3% of the population being Christian adherents. However, it is estimated that 0.03% of the American Samoan population are Muslim adherents, the population almost doubling between the years 1990 to 2020 from 12 to 23
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word traditionally meaning to invite individuals and communities to come "back to God", however in the 20th century it has become the foundation for a number of social, political and cultural activities worldwide. The growing globalisation of the world has also “facilitated interest in religious
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Minister Tuilaepa Malielegaoi advocated the duty of the government in legislating to avoid such religious tensions through means such as the ban instated by American Samoan officials. Furthermore, Mohammed Daniel Stanley, an American Samoan convert to Islam, came out in support of
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expatriate workers from government programs. The region received their first native convert in 1985, although Muslim adherents still remain a minority in
American Samoan society today. While the population is small, the spread of Islam has been a significant part of the Island’s history.
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have claimed that the closing of the island’s American consulate was prompted by a terrorist alert, in which two “unidentified men of ‘middle eastern appearance’” were taking photos of the consulate, although these claims have not been officially confirmed.
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The religion still influences life in American Samoa, with the establishment of public education and health groups as well as a range of community activities by native converts and Muslim organizations with the aim of teaching the natives about Islam.
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and identified as Muslim nations, or were home to a large number of Muslim adherents. The ban has received opposition from human rights groups along with those on the list as well as neighboring islands, mainly over issues of religious freedom.
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population with 22.6%. The spread of Christianity to the South Pacific brought about a number of social programs including the acquisition of literacy to many communities and has had a substantial intellectual impact on the South Pacific.
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has been conducted in the South Pacific since the 1970s and has resulted in a “small but steady stream of local converts” due to the conditions of an increasingly globalised world. The first convert joined Islam in 1985 in neighboring
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their close proximity to Australia and connection as a territory of the United States. However, the threat level posed in the Pacific is still “recognised as low”.
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1945:ʻAmanave
1887:Villages
1784:Religion
1762:Leone HS
1734:Template
1700:Football
1615:Airports
1516:Governor
1488:Politics
1451:Template
1431:Reptiles
1368:Fagatogo
1059:"RISEAP"
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550:Pakistan
243:Catholic
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1990:ʻAuʻasi
1970:Aʻoloau
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1920:Alaufau
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1852:Tutuila
1844:Islands
1707:Symbols
1667:Culture
1628:Fitiuta
1575:Economy
1436:Geology
1426:Mammals
1396:History
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2010:Avaio
1995:Aʻumi
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1950:Amaua
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1905:Āfono
1895:Aʻasu
1802:Islam
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