Country Information
Designation
Persecuted
Population
864,335 (July 2021 est.)
Ethnicity
Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava
Religion (%)
Muslim (98), Other (2)
Leader
President Azali Assoumani (2016)
Government type
Federal presidential republic
Legal system
Mixed legal system of Islamic religious law, the French civil code of 1975, and customary law
Sources: CIA World Factbook, U.S. State Department and Operation World.
Pray for Comoros
Ask God to give Christian foreigners within the country the boldness that they need to proclaim Christ, regardless of the consequences.
Pray that those who have left the country will come in contact with the Gospel, respond to Christ, and then bring the salvation message back home to their friends and families.
Ask God to minister to the indigenous Christians scattered throughout the country, bringing them encouragement, strength and access to the Word of God.
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Comoros News
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Sunni Islam Declared Official Religion
The amended constitution of Comoros declares Sunni Islam as the "religion of the state."
Photo: David Stanley via World Watch MonitorConstitutional reforms approved in a referendum on July 30th have created concerns in the African island nation of Comoros. Opposition leaders called on people to boy
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Four Detained in Comoros
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Four men have been imprisoned in Moroni, Comoros for their "involvement in Christianity" according to a June 14 report from the Dutch office of Open Doors. Open Doors reports that police have allegedly detained a former Muslim teenager, a married couple, a Muslim home owner and another Muslim who sh
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