Monday, November 25, 2013

Angola 'Bans Islam', Dismantles Mosques, According To News Reports



IBTimes:
A number of news outlets have reported that the Southwest African nation of 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 country'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 did not describe why exactly Islam apparently faces a need to be legalized despite having had a presence in the country for many years.