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A number of news outlets have reported that Angola has "banned"
Islam and started to dismantle mosques in a bold effort to stem the
spread of Muslim extremism.
Weekly French-language Moroccan newspaper La Nouvelle Tribune published an article
on Friday sourcing "several" Angolan officials, including the Southwest
African nation's minister of culture, Rosa Cruz, who reportedly offered
the following remarks, which have been translated from French: "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."The media reports have not described why exactly Islam apparently faces a need to be legalized despite its presence in the country for many years.
OnIslam.net reports that the African economic news agency Agence Ecofin wrote that Cruz made the statement at an appearance last week before the 6th Commission of the National Assembly. The website goes on to note that, "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."
Source: International Business Times
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