“One of Saudi Arabia’s most senior clerics said he was not consulted about King Abdullah’s decision to grant women more political rights, one of the first signs of discontent from powerful conservatives since reform was announced.”

“A Pew Forum graphic shows that Indonesia is the country with the world’s largest Muslim population (205 million). Roughly 88% of Indonesia’s population is Muslim, and the nation is home to about 13% of the world’s Muslims.”

Project in Southeast Asia, North Africa and the Middle East to improve social and cultural understanding among professional fields including the media, for the promotion of religious freedom in the world.

Read a Jan. 27, 2011, Pew Forum article about the expansion of Muslims across the globe and their projected future population.