While multiple demographic studies and sources report that Islam is the fastest-growing religion globally due to high fertility rates and young median ages, other sources contest this designation and claim that Christianity is the fastest-growing religion.
Islam is the fastest-growing religion across the world and in the United States. Adherents of Islam are known as Muslims. Globally, Muslims comprise the second largest religious group with 1.8 billion people, or 24% of the world's population, and range in racial and ethnic diversity.1 As this population continues to grow, palliative care clinicians will invariably care for a Muslim patient therefore making it important to have a basic understanding of values, traditions, and beliefs held by them. This article outlines 10 basic principles held by many Muslim patients and their families that can allow for palliative care to be delivered in a culturally inclusive way. This article should serve as a point of initiation for further exploration of their needs as it is not a comprehensive guide.
... fastest growth rates in the world, and religion is thriving in both places. Turkey is the one of the most modern of the Muslim countries, and Islam ... growing religion. Not true. Christianity is the fastest-growing religion in the world ...
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Among the world’s major religious groups, Muslims have the lowest median age and the highest fertility rates. Due to these demographic factors, Muslims are expected to increase in number faster than any other major group in the period between 2015 and 2060, growing at more than twice the pace of global population growth.
Among the world’s major religious groups, Muslims have the lowest median age and the highest fertility rates. Due to these demographic factors, Muslims are expected to increase in number faster than any other major group in the period between 2015 and 2060, growing at more than twice the pace of global population growth.
This article aims to discuss the phenomenon of Islamophobia occurring worldwide, including in Indonesia, from the perspective of social prejudice theory. The results of the latest survey by the Pew Research Centre in March 2021 found Islam to be the fastest-growing religion in the world. Still, at the same time, it was stated that Muslims face more discrimination than other religious groups. This article explores the concept of Islamophobia, empirical documentation of anti-Muslim prejudice globally and in Indonesia, the theoretical foundations of social prejudice, as well as the perspectives of threat theory and social categorization theory about Islamophobia. The analysis concludes that the precursors of Islamophobia in the West likely emerge as a result of socio-cultural symbolic threats to the homogenous culture of Western societies. Historical dimensions are linked to the lingering embers of the Crusades in contemporary times. Additionally, the social identification of “us” versus “them,” openly campaigned by the United States post 9/11 attacks, implies that outgroups are not only associated with terrorist groups but also extend to the broader Arab race. In Indonesia, Islamophobia emerges from internal stereotypes present within the Muslim community, alongside discriminatory behaviors and disparaging comments originating from external entities or public figures.
Islam is the fastest-growing major religion in the world. A comprehensive religious forecast for 2050 by the Pew Research Center predicts that the global
Growth of religion involves the spread of individual religions and the increase in the numbers of religious adherents around the world. In sociology, desecularization is the proliferation or growth of religion, most commonly after a period of previous secularization. Statistics commonly measure the absolute number of adherents, the percentage of the absolute growth per-year, and the growth of conv
According to the same study "globally, Muslims have the highest fertility rate, an average of 3.1 children per woman – well above replacement level (2.1)", and "in all major regions where there is a sizable Muslim population, Muslim fertility exceeds non-Muslim fertility". From 1990 to 2010, the global Muslim population increased at an average annual rate of 2.2%. By 2030 Muslims are projected to represent about 26.4% of the global population (out of a total of 7.9 billion people). According to a 2019 study by the Pew Research Center; "around the globe, Muslims have higher fertility rates than Christians on average. Muslim women's low educational attainment is a likely factor; demographers find that higher educational attainment among women is tied to lower fertility rates".
On the other hand, in 2010, the Pew Forum found "that statistical data for Muslim conversions is scarce and as per their little available information, there is no substantial net gain or loss of Muslims due to religious conversion. It also stated that "the number of people who embrace Islam and the number of those who leave Islam are roughly equal. Thus, this report excludes religious conversion as a direct factor from the projection of Muslim population growth." People switching their religions will likely have no effect on the growth of the Muslim population, as the number of people who convert to Islam is roughly similar to those who leave Islam. Another study found that the number of people who will leave Islam is 9,400,000 and the number of converts to Islam is 12,620,000 so the net gain to Islam through conversion should be 3 million between 2010 and 2050, mostly from Sub-Saharan Africa (2.9 million). The growth of Islam from 2010 to 2020 has been estimated at 1.70% due to high birthrates in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. The report also shows that the fall in the…
There are nearly 2 billion Muslims globally, making Islam the world's second-largest religion, comprising about 26% of the world's population, with rapid growth (21% from 2010-2020) driven by higher birth rates, especially in Asia and Africa, with Indonesia, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh holding the largest populations, though most Muslims live in South Asia, followed by the Middle East/North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. The main branches are Sunni (87-90%) and Shia (10-13%). Global Numbers & Growth: ~2 Billion Followers: As of 2020-2025 estimates, Muslims total nearly 2 billion. Fastest Growing: Islam is the world's fastest-growing religion, increasing at twice the rate of other faiths. Projections: Expected to reach 2.8 billion (30% of world) by 2050. Regional Distribution (by percentage of world's Muslims): South Asia: Largest share (31%), including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. Middle East-North Africa (MENA): 20%, where it's the dominant religion. Sub-Saharan Africa: Significant growth, especially in West Africa (e.g., Nigeria). Indonesia: Home to the world's largest Muslim population in a single country (around 12%). Denominations: Sunni Islam: 87-90% of Muslims. Shia Islam: 10-13% of Muslims. Top Countries by Muslim Population (approximate): Indonesia Pakistan India (largest Muslim minority) Bangladesh Nigeria (largest in Africa).
Religious belief is an important determinant of mental health, depression is the mental illness responsible for the largest disease burden globally, and Islam is the fastest growing world religion. Here we systematically review the literature on the engagement of Muslim patients in the treatment of depression.A search of electronic databases, including non-traditional sources, was conducted and content experts were contacted in order to identify qualitative studies, quantitative studies and opinion pieces. A standardised data extraction pro forma and thematic analysis were applied to included studies.25 studies met the inclusion criteria. Muslims hold many beliefs about depression relevant to its treatment. Advice about how to identify and respond to such beliefs was contradictory and rarely based upon research evidence. The literature is generally of poor quality and rarely distinguishes between religion and culture.Many studies do not distinguish between beliefs and values that are religious and those that are cultural. The majority of papers identified are English language, suggesting that literature from predominantly Muslim countries is underrepresented, despite our strategy of searching for literature from all relevant countries.Much of the evidence identified by this review is methodologically weak or includes assertions made without qualification. This evidence provides important perspectives, but should be interpreted with caution. High-quality research is needed to
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