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Angola Bans Islam, Destroys Mosques by marshborn(m): 8:49pm On Nov 26, 2013
According to several Angolan newspapers, Angola has become the first country in the world to ban Islam and Muslims, taking first measures by destroying mosques in the country.
“The process of legalization of Islam has not been approved by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, their mosques would be closed until further notice,” Rosa Cruz e Silva, the Angolan Minister of Culture, was quoted by Agence Ecofin on Friday, November 22.
Silva comments were given during her visit last Tuesday to the 6th Commission of the National Assembly.

She asserted that the decision was the latest is a series of efforts to ban ‘illegal’ religious sects.
The minister added, in her answer to questions raised by the MPs of the 6th Commission of National Assembly, that the action will oblige the revision of law 2/04 of May 21, related to freedom of religious assembly, Angolan official news agency, Agencia Angola Press, reported.
The Angolan government would also be obliged to update the current national context as a way of fighting the rise of new religious congregation whose religious assemblies are contrary to “habits and customs to Angolan culture,” Silva added.
Same as Islam, Silva announced that there are at least 194 religious sects that were not authorized to have their activities.
“All sects on the list published by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in the Angolan newspaper ‘Jornal de Angola’ are prohibited to conduct worship, so they should keep their doors closed,” she was quoted by Cameroon Voice?.
“In addition, we also have a long list of more than a thousand legalization applications,” she added.
Recurrent
The anti-Islam comments were not the first by Angolan officials.
“This is the final end of Islamic influence in our country,” President José Eduardo dos Santos was quoted by Osun Defender newspaper on Sunday, November 24.
Last October, Muslims from the urban municipality of Viana, Luanda, attended the destruction of the minaret of their mosque Zengo.
The provincial governor of Luanda, Bento Bento, has also said on the airwaves of a local radio that “radical Muslims are not welcome in Angola and the Angolan government is not ready for the legalization of mosques.”
He added that Muslims were not welcome in Angola and that the government would not legalize the presence of mosques in the country.
According to CIA Factbook, 47% of Angolans practice indigenous beliefs, 38% Roman Catholic and 15% Protestant.
Islam’s opinion about freedom of religion is evident from the Qur’an, which says what means:
*{Say, ‘The truth is from your Lord’: Let him who will, believe, and let him who will, reject [it]}* (An-Nisaa’ 4:29)
Again, God says: *{Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error…}* (Al-Baqarah 2:256)

 

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Re: Angola Bans Islam, Destroys Mosques by 1stola: 8:59pm On Nov 26, 2013
ok
Re: Angola Bans Islam, Destroys Mosques by coolxpat(m): 8:59pm On Nov 26, 2013
Subhanalillah...
Re: Angola Bans Islam, Destroys Mosques by tpia5: 9:48pm On Nov 26, 2013
Fake.
Re: Angola Bans Islam, Destroys Mosques by fernandoc(m): 10:24pm On Nov 26, 2013
inasmuch as i hate to say this, they are playing with fire.
Re: Angola Bans Islam, Destroys Mosques by PAPAAFRICA: 6:48pm On Nov 27, 2013
I'm not sure how legit this is tbh. You can't do things like this without the un being on your azz.
Re: Angola Bans Islam, Destroys Mosques by Booshman(m): 10:13am On Nov 28, 2013
Yeah, this story turned out to be a gigantic fake.

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