Religion in Madagascar

[5] Members of the Muslim community and adherents of some evangelical Protestant churches have reported that they have been denied admission into private schools and sometimes had limited access to employment due to their religious affiliation.

[6] In the disputed 2001 presidential elections, the council rallied behind Protestant candidate Ravalomanana, whose electoral slogan was "Don't be afraid, only believe.

[10] Islam has been well established in what is now known as Madagascar for centuries and today Muslims represent 2 to 5 percent of the total population.

[11][12][13][14] The vast majority of Muslims in Madagascar practice Sunni Islam of the Shafi school of jurisprudence,[15] with sizeable Shia and Ahmadiyya communities.

Hinduism in Madagascar began with the arrival of primarily Gujarati immigrants from the Saurashtra region of India as far back as 1870.