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Comoros
According to the constitution of the Comoros, locals are supposed to have freedom of religion. The constitution states: “Equality is the right of everyone and must not have distinction based on gender, origin, race, religion, or beliefs.”
On 30 May 2006, the newly elected president, Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, announced his government and pledged, “I have unleashed a green revolution,” referring to the colour of the Islamic banners. President Sambi said the Comoro Islands currently practise a relaxed form of Islam and if people really want to see change, shari’a (Islamic law) should be applied. He is convinced there will come a day when the Western world will fly the Islamic flag.
Reuters reported that President Sambi is the son of a theologian from a large local mosque and has lived abroad extensively. He studied Arabic in Saudi Arabia for three years, theology in Sudan for one year, and Islamic political theory in Iran for four years. In the capital (Anjouan), he has set up schools for Quranic study.