In little more than a century, the religious landscape of sub-Saharan Africa has changed dramatically. As of 1900, both Muslims and Christians were relatively small minorities in the region. The vast majority of people practiced traditional African religions, while adherents of Christianity and Islam combined made up less than a quarter of the population, according to historical estimates from the World Religion Database.
Since then, however, the number of Muslims living between the Sahara Desert and the Cape of Good Hope has increased more than 20-fold, rising from an estimated 11 million in 1900 to approximately 234 million in 2010. The number of Christians has grown even faster, soaring almost 70-fold from about 7 million to 470 million. Sub-Saharan Africa now is home to about one-in-five of all the Christians in the world (21%) and more than one-in-seven of the world’s Muslims (15%).1
While sub-Saharan Africa has almost twice as many Christians as Muslims, on the African continent as a whole the two faiths are roughly balanced, with 400 million to 500 million followers each. Since northern Africa is heavily Muslim and southern Africa is heavily Christian, the great meeting place is in the middle, a 4,000-mile swath from Somalia in the east to Senegal in the west.
To some outside observers, this is a volatile religious fault line—the site, for example, of al-Qaeda’s first major terrorist strike, the bombing of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, and more recently of ethnic and sectarian bloodshed in Nigeria, where hundreds of Muslims and Christians have been killed.
To others, religion is not so much a source of conflict as a source of hope in sub- Saharan Africa, where religious leaders and movements are a major force in civil society and a key provider of relief and development for the needy, particularly given the widespread reality of failed states and collapsing government services.
But how do sub-Saharan Africans themselves view the role of religion in their lives and societies? To address this question, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, with generous funding from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation, conducted a major public opinion survey involving more than 25,000 face-to-face interviews in more than 60 languages or dialects in 19 countries, representing 75% of the total population of sub-Saharan Africa. (View a PDF map of the 19 countries surveyed.)
Our survey asked people to describe their religious beliefs and practices. We sought to gauge their knowledge of, and attitudes toward, other faiths. We tried to assess their degree of political and economic satisfaction; their concerns about crime, corruption and extremism; their positions on issues such as abortion and polygamy; and their views of democracy, religious law and the place of women in society.
The resulting report offers a detailed and in some ways surprising portrait of religion and society in a wide variety of countries, some heavily Muslim, some heavily Christian and some mixed. Africans have long been seen as devout and morally conservative, and the survey largely confirms this. But insofar as the conventional wisdom has been that Africans are lacking in tolerance for people of other faiths, it may need rethinking.
The report also may pose some apparent paradoxes, at least to Western readers. The survey findings suggest that many Africans are deeply committed to Islam or Christianity and yet continue to practice elements of traditional African religions. Many support democracy and say it is a good thing that people from other religions are able to practice their faith freely. At the same time, they also favor making the Bible or sharia law the official law of the land. And while both Muslims and Christians recognize positive attributes in one another, tensions lie close to the surface.
It is our hope that the survey will contribute to a better understanding of the role religion plays in the private and public lives of the approximately 820 million people living in sub-Saharan Africa. This report is part of a larger effort – the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project – that aims to increase people’s knowledge of religion around the world.
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3 examples of culture in the United States
Answer:
African, Native American, Asian, Pacific Island, and Latin American people and their cultures.
Answer:
We have Christmas(which im not sure if everyone has so i'll name 4)
We have Halloween
Hamburgers, Potato chips, "Mac" and cheese, hot dogs, and meat loaf
And finally we speak English
Which statement best summarizes Chandra Gupta II’s leadership style?
He led his subjects with fear and threats.
He led his people with the help of local leaders.
He led his citizens by leaving them to do as they pleased.
He led the empire with help from neighboring countries.
Answer:
B
Explanation:
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Answer:
The awnser is B
Explanation:
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How did the Crusades affect trade and daily life in Europe near the end of the Middle Ages?
The Crusades decreased trade because merchants were afraid to travel in the midst of brutal battles.
The Crusades limited trade as families lost breadwinners and, therefore, had no money to spend.
The Crusades increased trade since soldiers were paid a salary and therefore had more resources.
The Crusades increased trade as treasures from foreign lands were brought back to Europe, creating a desire for more.
Answer:
The Crusades increased trade as treasures from foreign lands were brought back to Europe, creating a desire for more.
Explanation:
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The Crusades increased trade as treasures from foreign lands were brought back to Europe, creating a desire for more the Crusades affect trade and daily life in Europe near the end of the Middle Ages. Thus, option (d) is correct.
What is Middle Ages?
There were around 1,000 years in the Middle Ages, which lasted from 1400 to 1450. Three periods, including the Early Middle Ages, High Middle Ages, and Late Middle Ages, made up the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages are also known as the Dark Ages.
The Crusades are the rises of the trade system was the main reason wealth are the foreign real property are the back to the Europe. The creating was the main desire are to impact the life of the near the end of the Middle Ages. They are the mainly affected to the trade.
Therefore, option (d) is correct.
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What lands were claimed by Great Britain, France, and Spain around the mid-
1700s?
Answer:
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How did Smith manage to collect money?
He stole it from his owner.
His owner gave it to him.
He performed many different jobs on his own
time.
Answer: C. He performed many different jobs on his own time.
Explanation: got it correct on edge
Answer:
c is correct
Explanation:
because its correct
what was the reason they invented the Magna Carta
"Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States: If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated..."—U.S. Constitution
This quote directly reflects the principle of
federalism
democracy
popular sovereignty
checks and balances
Answer:
Checks and balances
Explanation:
Each branch is checking up on one another in the process of disproving or approving.
What is the answer to this?
Answer:
Elements of civilization
Explanation:
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What caused most of the diseases and deaths in Plymouth?
What would be the answer to this honest answers only it’s important
Answer:
I believe its C.
Explanation:
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Answer:
This is the order form most important to least important
1) Brahmins
2) Kshatriyas
3) Vaishyas
4) Shudras
5) Dalits/ Parjanya
Explanation: