The Guardian reports that on November 22, the Angolan Minister of Culture Rosa Cruz e Silva said that “the process of legalization of Islam has not been approved by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and so their mosques would be closed until further notice.”
Does a religion need to be legalized? The minister also said
that the closing of mosques was done in a move to stop so-called 'illegal
religious sects.' Under new laws in Angola, many religious sects have suddenly
become criminal.
Yesterday November 24, Angola President José Eduardo dos
Santos said that the country is working toward putting an end to Islamic
influence in Angola once and for all while the Governor of Luanda, Bento Bento,
said that “radical” Muslims are not welcome in the country and that the Angolan
government will not be legalizing mosques or other places of worship for
Muslims.
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