Samoa is mainly a secular Christian majority country, with adherents of Islam being a minority.
The introduction of Islam into the country began centuries ago. But in recent years significant attention was brought in the 1980s when the Saudi Arabia-based World Assembly of Muslim Youth and Malaysia-based Regional Islamic Da'wah Council of Southeast Asia and the Pacific began their dawah activities in Pacific countries.[1]
There is one prominent mosque in the country, although mosques can be found across the island. [2] [3] located in the village of Vaiusu.[4]
During the 2001 census, Muslims accounted for 0.03% of the population.[5] The Western Samoa Muslim League is the Islamic organisation in the country which was established in 1986.[6]