Tonga is an overwhelminglyChristian majority country, with adherents ofIslam being a minority.[1][2] Due tosecular nature of the Tonga's constitution,Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country. Most Muslims in Tonga belong to eitherSunni orAhmadiyya denominations. The number of Muslims was estimated at less than 1000 in 2010 by thePew Research Center[3] in apopulation of about 108,000, while a report by theFiji Muslim League estimated that in 2002 there were about 70 Muslim Tongan nationals out of a Muslim population of 100.[4]
Tonga’sMuslim community is planning to raise funds in theMiddle East to build a new boarding school onTongatapu.[5][6] The school is to follow the Tongan school curriculum, but additionally offer theArabic language and Islamic studies as options. Sheikh Imam Abdul Fader, a spiritual leader of the Tongan Muslim community and a mathematics teacher, said their project is to build a three-story boarding school that will serveMuslims and non-Muslims, especially orphans who are often deprived ofeducation. Thechildren in the school will not be forced to study or convert toIslam. He also said that a small delegation of Tongan Muslims will leave in June 2007 forSaudi Arabia andQatar to seek donations and funding for the new school, since these two countries are well known for their strong contributions to the Muslim community inAustralia andNew Zealand.
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