ISLAM and MUSLIMS IN COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
General Information
Cocos (Keeling) Islands are made up of a group of 27 small coral islands in two separate atolls in the Indian Ocean, 1,721 mi (2,768 km) northwest of Perth. West Island is the largest, about 6.2 mi (10 km) long. The islands became an Australian territory in 1955. In April 1984 the residents voted to merge with Australia. The population of the Cocos is 574 (July 2006 est.).
Islamic History and Muslims
The estimates that roughtly 80 percent of the 629 inhabitants on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands are Sunni Muslims. The population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island (est. pop. 120) and the ethnic Malays on Home Island (est. pop. 500). The islands main Muslim organization is the Islamic Council of Cocos Keeling Islands.
Islamic Centers and Organizations
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Organization Name |
Address |
Phone-Fax-Email-Web |
General Information |
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Islamic Council Pulu Cocos |
Islamic Council Pulu Cocos |
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Islamic Council whose membership is three mosques and Islamic business association. |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands Muslim Small Business Association |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Muslim Small Business Association |
61-891 62 6532 |
Muslim small business association |
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Muslim Owned Business
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Organization Name |
Address |
Phone-Fax-Email-Web |
General Information |
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Silverfox Corporation Pty Ltd |
Silverfox Corporation Pty Ltd |
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Business consultancy firm in areas of hospitality, health care, food industry and logistics. |
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References
Islam in Cocos Keeling Islands
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_Cocos_%28Keeling%29_Islands , June, 2008).
Info please (
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107300.html , June, 2008).
Islam Finder (
http://www.islamicfinder.org/cityPrayerNew.php?country=cocos_islands , June,
2008).
Anonymous, Documents from Representatives of Islamic Organizations in Cocos Keeling Islands,
June 2008.