As the Muslim world came into contact with secular ideals of the Western world, Muslim societies responded in different ways. Azerbaijan became the first secular republic in the Muslim world, between 1918 and 1920, when it was incorporated into the Soviet Union.[84][85][86] Turkey has been governed as a secular state since the reforms of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. By contrast, the 1979 Iranian Revolutionreplaced a mostly secular regime with anIslamic republic led by the Ayatollah,Ruhollah Khomeini.[87]Many Muslim countries have implemented some form of Sharia law or otherwise have Islam as the official state religion. Consequently, in those countries, areas of society ranging from politics to law to schooling, among others, have been affected. However, other states in the Muslim world remain officially secular. Countries Main articles: List of Muslim-majority countries and List of countries by Muslim population Islamic states Islamic states have adopted Islam as the ideological foundation of state and constitution.Afghanistan[88]Iran[89]Mauritania[90]Saudi Arabia[91]Yemen[92] Secular states Many Secular states in Muslim world have declared separation between civil/government affairs and religion.AlbaniaAzerbaijan[93]BangladeshBosnia and HerzegovinaBurkina Faso[94]Chad[95]The Gambia[96]Guinea[95]Kazakhstan[97][98]KosovoKyrgyzstan[99]Mali[100]Northern CyprusSenegal[101]Tajikistan[102]Turkmenistan[103]TurkeyUzbekistan State religion Many Muslim-majority nation-states have endorsed Islam as their State religion.Algeria[104]Egypt[105]Iraq[106]Kuwait[107]Libya[108]Malaysia[109]Maldives[110]Morocco[111]PalestineSomalia[112]Tunisia[113]United Arab Emirates[114]Although Lebanon recognizes Islam as a state-religion it also recognizes 18 others making it the most religiously diversecountry in the Middle East. No Declaration These are neutral states without any constitutional or official announcement regarding status of religion or secularism.IndonesiaSyriaSudanNigerNigeriaDjiboutiSierra Leone
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