Editing Islam in Uganda (section)

==History==
The presence of Islam in Uganda was first recorded in 1844 when an [[Arabs|Arab]] trader preached to [[Suuna II of Buganda|Suuna II]], the ruler of the [[Kingdom of Buganda]] in [[central Uganda]].  Islam was also spread throughout Uganda by Muslim colonial administrators who originally worked in [[northern Uganda]] when it was controlled by the [[Khedivate of Egypt]] but were later employed by British colonial administrator [[Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard|Frederick Lugard]] when Egyptian control collapsed in the south.{{Sfn|Kasozi|1985|p=36}} Despite persecution by the British, Islam flourished in the colonial period and was said to be fastest growing religion in Uganda by a colonial officer in the 1950s. Mosques were built in almost every established city in Uganda and the [[Uganda Muslim Education Association]], founded by prince [[Badru Kakungulu]] with help by Asian Muslims, built hundreds of primary schools through introducing western educational curriculum into madrasah schools across the country.{{Sfn|Kasozi|1985|p=36-37}}