The vast majority of the world’s Muslims were not living in the seven countries named in President Donald Trump’s executive immigration order from where travel to the United States has been temporarily banned. In fact, only about 12 percent of Muslims were in Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, according to a Pew Research Center report published Tuesday.
Although all of the countries listed in the executive order have a Muslim majority, only Iran is listed in Deneme Bonusu the top 10 nations with the largest Muslim populations.
Here’s what we know about where Muslims live, according to data gathered by Pew:
Although the ban affects a fraction of the Muslim population, many feared the ban would expand to additional countries. Trump advisors Steve Bannon and Stephen Miller said the executive order was the beginning of a sort of experiment transforming U.S. immigration, reported the Los Angeles Times.
In addition, Trump’s Chief of Staff Reince Priebus hinted that the executive order could include other countries in the future.
“Perhaps other countries needed to be added to an executive order going forward,” Priebus said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
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