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Question: What is the Indian Muslim population of the UK?

Distribution of Indian Muslim Population in England, ONS Census 2001

The graphics above rely on the 2001 census Source: Department of Communities and Local Government, (April 2009), The Indian Muslim Community in England.

For the latest information and details on exactly which ethnicity is distributed in the whole of the UK please consult the study available on the Mosques in Britain website.

Question: What is the Indian Muslim population of India?

Answer: According to PEW research, the Muslim population of India is around 195 million out of a total of 1.34 Billion citizens, making these Muslims the largest minority group in the world. Currently (January 2020) the world population is approximately 7.9 billion and world Muslim population is estimated to be 1.8 billion.

Question: What is the Facebook population of India?

Answer: As of January 2020 there are between 247-269 Million users of Facebook in India and this represents 19% of the online population. This is only 18.4% of its entire population. India’s users on Facebook are growing the fastest in the world. India has the largest, as of October 2019, number of users on Facebook followed by USA and Indonesia.

Maulana Mahmood Madani

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Maulana Mahmood Madani attends Eid dinner organised by IMF UK

Over 300 people attended the Indian Muslim Federation Eid dinner organised by its Newham branch on 19th of September 2018.  The event showcased the work of this United Nations recognised NGO, which included a video presentation of its recent aid mission in the Rohingya refugee camps situated on the Bangladesh/Burmese border, where it distributed aid to the value of £115,000 including the building of scores of shelters.  The highlight of the event was the keynote address by the special guest and former Rajya Sabha (Upper House, Indian Parliament) member, Maulana Mahmood Madani, General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind.  Maulana Mahmood stressed the importance of taking pride in being Indian Muslims. He also took questions from the floor in a Q&A session.  The evening culminated in speeches by executive members and the Chair and President of the IMF stressing the importance of nurturing young talent in the Indian Muslim diaspora and encouraging them to take part in civic society especially in the political field.