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	Islam in Uganda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1989 Islam was practiced by an estimated 2.6 million Ugandans, representing roughly 15 percent of the population.
		Islam had arrived in Uganda from the north and through inland networks of the East African coastal trade by the mid-nineteenth century.
		The Islamic University in Uganda is one of Uganda's premier institutes of Islamic teaching.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Islam_in_Uganda (309 words)

	Uganda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republic of Uganda, or Uganda, is a country in East Africa, bordered in the east by Kenya, in the north by Sudan, by the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west, Rwanda in the southwest and Tanzania in the south.
		Uganda takes its name from the historical Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a portion of the south of the country, including the capital Kampala.
		Uganda has been hailed as a rare success story in the fight against HIV and AIDS, widely being viewed as the most effective national response to the pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uganda (1399 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Islam in Uganda
		In 1989 Islam was practiced by an estimated 2.6 million Ugandans, representing roughly 15 percent of the population.
		When Idi Amin, a Ugandan Muslim, became president in 1971, his presidency seemed to be a victory for Uganda's Muslim community.
		In 1989 President Yoweri Museveni appealed to Uganda's Muslim community to contribute to national reconstruction, and he warned other Ugandans not to discriminate against Muslims.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Islam_in_Uganda (403 words)

	Uganda - Islam
		Islam had arrived in Uganda from the north and through inland networks of the East African coastal trade by the mid-nineteenth century.
		Islam is a monotheistic religion based on revelations received in seventh-century Arabia by the prophet Muhammad.
		The central requirement of Islam is submission to the will of God, and accordingly, a Muslim is a person who has submitted his will to God.
	countrystudies.us /uganda/30.htm (528 words)

	Uganda: Page-2
		Uganda is a small country and one fifth of it is occupied by Lake Victoria.
		However, the fundamental stumbling block for Uganda's government was the anomaly between the alliance of the UPC and the KY. That Obote, a herdsboy from Lango, succeeded in implementing an alliance, and maintaining a friendship with the hereditary king of Buganda, was an outstanding political feat.
		Uganda was one of the first countries in Africa to recognise and begin to deal with the problem.
	us-africa.tripod.com /uganda2.html (4609 words)

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		It appears that Islam was widespread in the Indian Ocean area by the 14th century.
		Islam was spread mainly through trade activities along the East African coast, not through conquest and territorial expansion as was partly the case in West Africa, but remained an urban littoral phenomenon for a long time.
		An outline of the history of Islam in the coastal areas is to be found in some of the chapters of Lena Eile's thesis Jando.
	www.islamfortoday.com /tanzania.htm (5260 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mohammed and Mohammedanism (Islam)
		Mohammed, "the Praised One", the prophet of Islam and the founder of Mohammedanism, was born at Mecca (20 August?) A.D. Arabia was then torn by warring factions.
		Of the proverbial seventy-three sects of Islam, thirty-two are assigned to the Shiah.
		The doctrines of Islam concerning God — His unity and Divine attributes — are essentially those of the Bible ; but to the doctrines of the Trinity and of the Divine Sonship of Christ Mohammed had the strongest antipathy.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10424a.htm (3956 words)

	The Prophet > Muhammad Allah's Apostle (s.a.w.)
		Muslims of Nigeria and Muslims in Nigeria <> Islam in Rwanda Muslims or Rwandan Muslims or Rwandese Muslims
		Muslims of Togo and Muslims in Togo <> Islam in Uganda Muslims or Ugandan Muslims
		Muslims of Uganda and Muslims in Uganda <> Islam in Zambia Muslims or Zambian Muslims
	www.esinislam.com /The_Prophet_SAW/The_Prophet_SAW.htm (969 words)

	ISLAM2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It appears that Islam was widespread in the Indian Ocean area by the 14th century.
		Islam was spread mainly through trade activities along the East African coast, not through conquest and territorial expansion as was partly the case in West Africa, but remained an urban littoral phenomenon for a long time.
		An outline of the history of Islam in the coastal areas is to be found in some of the chapters of Lena Eile's thesis Jando.
	www.islamtz.org /articles/islam2.htm (5256 words)

	Uganda
		The Republic of Uganda, a country in east-central Africa, bordered in the east by Kenya, in the north by Sudan, by the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west, Rwanda in the southwest and Tanzania in the south.
		Uganda has demonstrated the most effective national response to HIV/AIDS of any African country.
		Around forty different languages are currently in use in the country; English was appointed as the country's official language by the Museveni government.
	creekin.net /n190-uganda.html (1095 words)

	Uganda Islam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Islam is a monotheistic religion based on revelations received in seventh-century Arabia by the prophet Muhammad.
		He became an outcast, and in A.D. 622, he was forced to flee to the town of Yathrib, which became known as Medina (the city) through its association with Muhammad.
		The central requirement of Islam is submission to the will of God, and accordingly, a Muslim is a person who has submitted his will to God.
	www.country-studies.com /uganda/islam.html (528 words)

	The Moral Economy of Islam: Bibliographies
		Islam and the Middle East: the aesthetics of a political inquiry.
		Islam and violence: a case study of violent events in the four southern provinces, Thailand, 1976-1981.
		The rise of Islam and the Bengal frontier, 1204-1760.
	globetrotter.berkeley.edu /Islam/historyB.html (3528 words)

	Islam -- The Straight Path: Islam Interpreted by Muslims
		Islam found its way into the African continent through three channels: through the merchants who came from Egypt, the Maghrib, and Zanzibar in the east; through followers of Sufi orders and graduates of the Islamic schools of Fez, Zaitouna, and Cairo; and through the intermarriage of Muslim merchants and religious leaders with African women.
		Islam is a religion of ease and simplicity which charges the Muslim with no more than proclaiming his profession of faith and performing its easy religious rites.
		Islam has also introduced moral values higher than those of heathenism; it has prohibited adultery and wine-drinking; it has introduced cleanliness through its required ablutions; it has introduced fraternal gatherings for prayer; and it has created a spirit of cooperation in the agricultural communities of Africa.
	www.religion-online.org /showchapter.asp?title=1656&C=1642 (9205 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Uganda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the 1970s and 1980s Uganda was notorious for its human rights abuses, first during the military dictatorship of Idi Amin from 1971 to 1979 and then after the return to power of Milton Obote, who had been ousted by Amin.
		Uganda's leader since 1986, Yoweri Museveni won the country's first direct presidential election 10 years later and was re-elected in 2001.
		Uganda has seen a mushrooming of privately-owned radio and television stations since the government loosened its control of the media in 1993.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1069166.stm (600 words)

	Islam, the Modern World, and the West
		Islam in Algeria from the Country Studies at the US Library of Congress, written in 1993, this is an excellent survey of the history of Islam in Algeria from the 7th century until today.
		Penetration of Islam in Eastern Africa by Ahmed Binsumeit A. Badawy Jamalilyl of Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.
		Islam in Indonesia: The Dissemination of Religious Authority in the 20th Century is an extensive program of research combining the efforts of a number of scholars and academic institutions, among which is the The Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM), Leiden.
	www.uga.edu /islam/countries.html (11155 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The eastern part of Uganda, occupied some 250 years ago by the NiloHamitic tribes never formed a kingdom because the people were nomadic and the area as not well suited to agriculture.
		However, the fundamental stumbling block for Uganda's government was the anomaly between the alliance of the UPC and the KY.
		The achievements of the NRM and particularly Yoweri Museveni, are recognized and applauded outside Uganda.
	www.cwm-uganda.org /uganda/history.htm (3874 words)

	2004-1 Condoning or condemning
		Uganda's population is 33% Roman Catholic, 33% Protestant and 16% Muslim.
		While the Islamic Medical Association of Uganda (IMAU) is just one Muslim organisation in Uganda, it is a unique example of a religious organisation that has made the transition from condemning to condoning condom use as a means of HIV prevention.
		The author conducted a two-month qualitative study in Uganda in 2002 in the framework of her Bachelor's Thesis in Anthropology and African Studies.
	www.kit.nl /exchange/html/2004-1_condoning_or_condemning.asp (1391 words)

	The Monitor: The Independent Daily. IDI AMIN DADA 1925 - 2003: Profile of a regime (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Andreas Nyabire Amin Dada was born in 1889 and died in 1976.
		His job in the Uganda Police was to administer corporal punishments called kibooko to natives.
		In Uganda Amin was identified with Prime Minister Obote who was being pressured to leave office.
	www.monitor.co.ug /specialincludes/ugprsd/amin/articles/index.php (3060 words)

	THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN UGANDA
		Such is the personality who would openly not shy away from articulating that whatever he became was by the shaping of an institution he was exposed to in the course of his human development.
		The institution was the Catholic Church and its contribution to integral human development in Uganda.
		From that time on the Christian scenery in Uganda was dominated by the impact of Anglican and Catholic Christianity.
	www2.bc.edu /~lugira/churchdev.htm (1143 words)

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		Most relevant to Uganda was the conflict between the Protestants, represented by the Church Missionary Society (C.M.S.) and the Roman Catholics represented by the French White Fathers.
		The protagonists in the 1880s in Uganda were Alexander Mackay of the C.M.S. and Pere Lourdel of the White Fathers.
		Though ardent rivals, the two men were forced into friendship because of steadily increasing hostility from Mutesa who, by the early 1880s, had become unpredictable and bloodthirsty.
	www.myuganda.co.ug /about/missionaries.php (408 words)

	Uganda - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		* Uganda never really suffered a great influx of European settlers, instead the existing tribes were encouraged to grow cash crops for export through their own co-operative organisations, as a consequence of this nationalist organisations were late on the scene and kept very exclusive; so exclusive that when independence was being discussed Baganda considered secession.
		The State Research Bureau, a euphemism for the secret police, was re-established and he continued with the destruction of Uganda started by Amin.
		The guerilla army was known as the National Resistance Army and by the time Okello came into power the NRA controlled a large part of western Uganda.
	www.africanet.com /africanet/country/uganda (1425 words)

	Muslim-Refusenik.com \| About Irshad Manji's The Trouble with Islam Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Trouble with Islam Today is an open letter from me, a Muslim voice of reform, to concerned citizens worldwide -- Muslim and not.
		But what this book hammers home is that only in Islam is literalism mainstream.Which means that when abuse happens under the banner of Islam, most Muslims have no clue how to dissent, debate, revise or reform.
		By that standard, how Muslims actually behave is Islam, and to sweep that reality under the rug of theory is to absolve ourselves of any responsibility for our fellow human beings.
	www.muslim-refusenik.com /thebook.html (925 words)

	Islam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Islam in the Era of Globalization: Muslim Attitudes Towards Modernity and Identity, edited by Johan Meuleman.
		The Rise of the Counter-Hegemony?: Islam in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
		Islam in Politics in Russia and Central Asia (Early Eighteenth to Late Twentieth Centuries), edited by Stephane A. Dudoignon and Komatsu Hisao.
	www.au.af.mil /au/aul/bibs/islam/islam.htm (3728 words)

	Kenya and Uganda
		Uganda is probably known best for its’ volcanic Virunga mountain range which borders Rwanda and the Congo and is Mountain Gorilla territory.
		Uganda is inhabited by a large number of ethnic groups, the main being Bantu (90%) and Nilotic (9%).
		Divided into ten provinces, Uganda is a republic and a member of the Commonwealth and is one of the few African countries to champion women's rights.
	www.global-perspective.org /kenya.htm (771 words)

	OpenHeaven.com - Discipling Uganda After Islam
		Uganda is the only nation to throw off the yoke of Islam.
		In order to throw off that yoke of Islam, there needed to be a powerful movement of the Holy Spirit, that the gates of Hell could not stand.
		Janet Museveni, the first lady of Uganda, has prophesied that the Ugandans would carry His Glorious Presence to the nations that surround her.
	www.openheaven.com /forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=7434&PN=1&TPN=1 (1255 words)

	Uganda
		Uganda, twice the size of Pennsylvania, is in East Africa.
		Uganda also signed a peace accord with the Congo in Sept. 2002, and finally withdrew its remaining troops from the country in May 2003.
		Up to 1.5 million people in northern Uganda have been displaced because of the fighting and the fear that their children will be abducted.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108066.html (1119 words)

	Uganda
		The British used treaties with local tribes and the Buganda ruler to consolidate its power, and the entire area of present-day Uganda was under British administration by 1914.
		Under these agreements, the rulers of Buganda were given a high degree of autonomy.
		Uganda’s Legislative Council was established in 1921 although the Bugandan leader, Mutessa II, did not like it because it detracted from Bugandan self-determination.
	www.ssn.flinders.edu.au /global/africa/jedodermatt/countries/Uganda.htm (202 words)

	Islam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Islam is a monotheistic religion based upon the Qur'an, a scripture which Muslims believe was sent by God (Arabic: Ø§Ù„Ù„Ù‡ ') through the prophet Muhammad.
		The messenger of Allah said: "Islam is to testify that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is...
		A companion site to the PBS television series "Islam: Empire of Faith", which presented the history of Islam from the time of Muhammad to the Ottoman sultans.
	islam.zeball.com (329 words)

	Islam: About Religion change
		Hoping to be helpful for those searching the absolute truth,I am ready for answering all questions in any topic regarding Islam, opening the gate for deep discussion with the christians about the true GOD and the reality about their doctorines.All the time I will do my best to document my point of view.
		then ask them is this in the favour of islam or against it?all should say it is in the favour of islam.
		3-islam is the only religion that beleives in all the revelations given to all the prophets of God without discremination.then ask again"is this in the favour of islam or not?" all unbiased should say:it is in the favour of islam.
	en.allexperts.com /q/Islam-947/Religion-change.htm (504 words)

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