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Adherents.com (http://purl.oclc.org/ATSRW/adherents)
“Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 41,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations -- references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc... Data [is presented] from both primary research sources such as government census reports, statistical sampling surveys and organizational reporting, as well as citations from secondary literature which mention adherent statistics.” Database is searchable by the name of the religion (denomination, sect) or by location.

Almuntazir (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) (http://www.almuntazir.org/home1.html)
The KSIJ Central Board of Education (CBE) is a sub-committee of the Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Jamat of Dar es Salaam ...The CBE was formed in July 1994 by bringing the management of three schools – namely Al Muntazir Islamic Seminary and the two Primary Schools under one board. In 1995, the Union Nursery School, which was being managed by Ithnaasheri Union, was brought under the umbrella of the CBE.”

An-nuur (http://www.islamtz.org/an-nuur/index.html)
Published by the Islamic Propagation Centre in Dar es Salaam. In Swahili.

The Anglican Church of Tanzania (http://www.anglicancommunion.org/virtualtour/tanzania.html)
Presents a brief history of this organization and offers a map of Tanzanian dioceses.

Association of Catholic Universities and Higher Institutes of Africa and Madagascar (ACUHIAM) (http://www.fiuc.org/asunicam/)
The ACUHIAM "is the body that unites Catholic founded Universities and Higher Institutes, located on the Continent of Africa and Madagscar. On this website, you will find ... basic information about ACUHIAM/ASUNICAM as well all the member Institutions of ACUHIAM/ASUNICAM basically regarding their: history, location, objectives, academic departments and programmes, and contact addresses." The following instiutions are included: Les Faculte´s Catholiques de Kinshasa (F.C.K.), Democratic Republic of Congo ; Universite´ Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (UCAO), Abidjan, Co^te d'Ivoire; the Catholic Institute of West Africa (CIWA), Port Harcourt, Nigeria; the Catholic University of East Africa (CUEA), Nairobi, Kenya; Universite´ Catholique de l'Afrique Centrale (UCAC), Yaounde, Cameroon; Universite´ Catholique de Bukavu (UCB), Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo; Universite´ Catholique du Graben, Butembo, Democratic Republic of Congo; St. Augustine College of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa; St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Mwanza, Tanzania; Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi, Uganda; Universidade Cato´lica de Angola, Luanda, Angola; Institut Catholique de Madagascar, Tananarive, Madagascar; and the Universite´ Catholique du Kasayi, Kasayi, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Christian Network Links for East Africa - Tanzania (http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/cecilian/777/eafrica.htm)
“These are web sites for churches, church schools and hospitals and other institutions. You may also find links to East African Christian web pages on some of our other pages, such as the radio and TV pages.”

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (http://www.elct.org/)
A helpful source of information about this Protestant denomination's activities in the broader Tanzanian community including information about AIDS and other health concerns.

Islam Tanzania (http://www.islamtz.org/)
“Here ... you will find authoritative information about Islam and Muslims in Tanzania ... the condition of Muslims during colonial and pre-colonial times; Muslims contribution in the struggle for independence and how Islam was used as unifying force; the current concerns and issues surrounding Muslims in Tanzania such as education, freedom of expression, equality in representation, and others ... You will find here links to Introductory materials on Islam. You will also find links to various other articles and resources about Islam and Muslims in General.”

Open Directory Portal Page on Islam (http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion%5Fand%5FSpirituality/Islam/Quran/)
The Open Directory Projects portal page on Islam offers hundreds of citations on various aspects of Islam as practiced around the globe, as well as sites which contain the complete Arabic and English texts of the Koran.

Qur'ani Tukufu (http://www.quranitukufu.com/)
“Translation of the Holy Quran into Swahili Language by Sheikh Ali Muhsin Al Barwani.”

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