Islam in Japan

[thomas]

There are a few posts and threads dealing with Islam in Japan. I decided to move the discussion to a new thread.


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Luxpyre asked about the Muslim population in Japan and about Japanese converts.

I doubt that there are a lot of Japanese converts apart from Japanese who married Iranians or Pakistani.

There are a few links available, here's what I googled:

The History of Islam in Japan

=> http://alislaah2.tripod.com/alislaa...ations/id7.html

=> http://islam.org.au/articles/older/JAPAN.HTM

Mariages Lead Women into Islam in Japan

=> http://www.themodernreligion.com/women/women_japan.htm

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Today, I've found a few resources on Japanese converts on a mailing list. Interestingly, all of the converts mentioned are female.

Of course, these sites aren't totally unbiased, but it's instructive to learn about their personal motivation. They also expand on general issues such as wearing the veil etc and touch on the "spiritual emptiness" they felt in Japan:

Kazue:

=> http://thetruereligion.org/people.htm#fatima

Mita:

=> http://islamicweb.com/begin/newMuslims/mita.htm

Mori:

=> http://islamicweb.com/begin/newMuslims/mori.htm

A Woman:

=> http://www.islamzine.com/new-muslims/japan.html

Yoko:

=> http://www.oneworld.org/ips2/feb98/japan_islam.html

Nakata Khaula:

=> http://islamicweb.com/begin/newMuslims/convert_jap.htm

Rukayaa:

=> http://thetruereligion.org/rukaiya.htm

[aki yuki]

in my opinion i think that religion is not the proplem , what is important is how people think or are they opened mind or not, for me iam muslim , i respect all the religions becouse that's what i learnt from islam and i am so proud to be born as amuslim girl and happy to know people from other religions and know and know more about them

[Derfel]

We have a necromancer.

[malii]

im also a muslim girl..and i love japan and the japanese culture. i also do like japanese boys!! i have many non-muslims friends. islam learned me to love, not hate.

peace.