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A CALL FOR A TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION

Over 90%
DISTRIBUTION OF MUSLIMS 50%-89%
DISTRIBUTION OF MUSLIMS
8 10%-49%
Kazakhstan
66
Turkey
21 Million
28
31 Iraq 61
Morocco 20
Algeria 63 Iran 148 140 105 China
21
Egypt Pakistan Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia India
31
Nigeria
20
Sudan

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Indonesia

Islam is the world's most rapidly spreading religion. This
map shows the general distribution of Muslims.

growing religion in those lands. This increase has enabled these
Muslims to play a more active role in Western society and politics.
Therefore, Islamic geography does not only refer to Muslim-
majority or Muslim-ruled lands, but comprises a much greater
area. From the Caucasus to Tanzania, and Morocco to Fiji, the Is-
lamic world now stretches over a huge area and covers the lands
that gave rise to the greatest civilizations in history. The region's

geopolitical, cultural, and geo-economic qualities place this ge-
ography on the agenda of international relations and world pol-
itics even today.
The crossroads and transit routes of world trade are located

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