The journey of Islam in maps
Posted by Amtul Q Farhat
The Jakarta Post:
Cartography Exhibition Illustrates the Expansion of Islam in Indonesia
University students wearing headscarves knitted their eyebrows in concentration last week in Jakarta as they listened to an explanation of combat tactics used by the Prophet Muhammad in his battles during the early days of Islam.
But the person giving the explanations sported neither a headscarf nor a turban or beard. He was dressed in the typical Western attire of shirt and slacks, speaking English with a heavy Italian accent.
Despite a moment of seemingly hesitant silence after he finished his lecture, questions and discussions got livelier as cartographer Giovanni de Agostini, Jr. took the students and other participants that day to see the maps he had brought with him to Jakarta for the exhibition “History of Islam” at the National Museum.
Several followed him as he took them on a tour to explain the stories contained in the maps.
The Muslim population of the world map by percentage of each country, according to the Pew Forum 2009 report on world Muslim populations.
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danie19
January 29, 2013 at 9:44 pm
i think the map is wrong. it should be the spread by trade has reached the whole island of borneo,celebes and the northern mollucas.
Amtul Q Farhat
January 30, 2013 at 2:32 am
Thanks, you are right. Islam has spread farther. I have added the Muslim population of the world map by percentage of each country, according to the Pew Forum 2009 report on world Muslim populations.
Caroline
March 9, 2013 at 3:19 am
I am blown away by just how comprehensive this post is; it’s really accurate ! The last 7 web sites I have been to look like autospun trash and there was not even a understandable sentence. Finally some material I’m able to use!
Thanks a bunch!
Amtul Q Farhat
March 9, 2013 at 5:13 am
Thanks Caroline, I am glad you found this useful.