Editing Islam in Uganda (section)

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[[File:Laika ac Gaddafi National Mosque, Kampala (6693328097).jpg|thumb|The [[Uganda National Mosque]] is one of the largest mosques in Sub-Saharan Africa.]]
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'''Islam in Uganda''' is the second largest religion in the country behind Christianity. Islam is practised by 14 percent of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uganda |url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-report-on-international-religious-freedom/uganda/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=United States Department of State |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Pew Research Center]] in 2014, however, estimated that 11.5 percent of Ugandans were Muslim.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2014/04/Religious-Diversity-appendix-2.pdf | title=Global Religious Diversity: Appendix 2, Religious Diversity Index Scores and Religious Adherents by Region and Country  | publisher=Pew Research Center | date=4 April 2014 | access-date=19 January 2017}}</ref> The vast majority of [[Muslim]]s in [[Uganda]] are [[Sunni]]. Small [[Shia]] and [[Ahmadi]] minorities are also present.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pewforum.org/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/Muslim/the-worlds-muslims-full-report.pdf | title=The World's Muslims: Unity and Diversity | access-date=14 August 2012 | date=9 August 2012 | publisher=Pew Forum on Religious & Public life | archive-date=24 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024125551/http://www.pewforum.org/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/Muslim/the-worlds-muslims-full-report.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[Iganga District]] in the east of Uganda had the highest percentage of Muslims according to a 2009 published report.<ref name="state2009">{{Cite web | last=United States Department of State | title=Uganda | work=International Religious Freedom Report 2009 | date=26 October 2009 | url=https://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2009/127261.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130031900/http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2009/127261.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=30 November 2009 | access-date = 2010-06-05}}</ref>