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I. Social Facts Senegal, with its 13.6 million inhabitants, is a predominantly Muslim country. In fact, 94%, or 12.9 million, of Senegalese are Sunni Muslims. The Muslim community includes several Sufi orders that ascribe to different esoteric and mystical methods of religious practices beyond the five pillars of the Islamic faith. The largest order is the Tijaniyya order, followed by the Mourides, the Qadiriyya, and the Layène orders. These orders evolved from distinct historical and social bases and exert a substantial influence on Senegalese culture. Christianity accounts for…

I. Social Facts According to a July 2015 estimate, there are roughly 8.2 million people living in the Republic of Tajikistan. Of those, ethnic Tajiks represent 84.3% of the population with the second-largest ethnic group being Uzbeks, at 13.8%. Of these 8.2 million, 90% are practicing Muslims, divided into two different groups: 85% belong to the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam and the other 5% are Ismaili Shia. With this 90% religious majority come inevitable religious influences on secular life. Othe…