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Islam is the majority and state religion in Algeria. The vast majority of citizens are Sunni Muslims belonging to Maliki school of jurisprudence, with a minority of Ibadi Muslims, most of whom live in the M'zab Valley region.[1] Islam provides the society with its central social and cultural identity and gives most individuals their basic ethical and attitudinal orientation. Orthodox observance of the faith is much less widespread and steadfast than is identification with Islam.[2] There are also Sufi philosophies which arose as a reaction to theoretical perspectives of some scholars.[3]
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- ^ American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Area Studies (1979). Algeria, a Country Study. [Department of Defense], Department of the Army. p. 111.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
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