Religion in Algeria
Religion in Algeria is dominated by Muslims at about ninety-seven percent of the population. The vast majority of Muslims in Algeria adhere to Sunni Islam of Maliki school of jurisprudence. There are also almost 350,000 Christians, mostly Pentecostal Protestants. There are nearly 2,000 Jews still living in Algeria, according to the US department of State.
History of Algeria
Since 4000 BC, the indigenous peoples of northern Africa successfully resisted Phoenician, Roman, Vandal, Byzantine, Turkish, and French invaders but accepted Islam between the 7th to 9th century, and Arabic is now the language spoken by a majority in the country.