Many of its island neighbors in the southern Indian Ocean, including Comoros, the Maldives and Zanzibar, have a much larger Muslim influence because of their colonization by Muslims, before European colonization.
Banyak pulau tetangga di selatan Samudra Hindia, termasuk Comoros, Maladewa dan Zanzibar, memiliki pengaruh Islam jauh lebih besar karena kolonisasi mereka dengan umat Islam, sebelum penjajahan Eropa.