Angola Bans Islam All Mosques To Be Destroyed

Yes they can! CNN:

By popular demand, Angolan authorities have taken pre-emptive action and decided to ban the Muslim religion, which they consider a cult, NOT a religion. They see what Muslims are doing to non-Muslims, especially in Africa, and are taking steps to prevent the same from happening in Angola. In early October 2013, the Muslims living in Luanda in the municipality of Viana Zango were shocked to see the minaret of their mosque dismantled into pieces on the ground without permission. On Thursday 03 October in the morning, the Angolan authorities decided to destroy the mosque Zango located in the urban district of Viana 17 km. The governor of Luanda Bento announced in a radio spot that radical Muslims are not welcome in Angola and the Angolan government is not ready for the legalization of mosques in Angola.

And on Tuesday, November 19, the Minister of Culture, Rosa Cruz e Silva said. “Regarding Islam, the legalization process has not been approved by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. Therefore all mosques would be closed until further notice. “ It should be noted that the Angolan government has made closing of all mosques a priority. The only two mosques located in Luanda have already received a warning document signed by the mayor of the municipality of Viana José Moreno.

The provincial governor of Luanda, Bento Bento, said on the airwaves of local radio that “radical Muslims are not welcome in Angola and the Angolan government is not ready for the legalization of mosques.” Minister of Culture, Rosa Cruz e Silva explained that the law on freedom of religion will be reviewed given the current national context , noting that the Government will redouble its efforts to fight relentlessly against religious cults like Islam which are contrary to the customs of Angolan culture.

95% of Angola’s population is Christian. A quarter belongs to Protestant churches founded during the colonial period, including congregational evangelical church.

This decisive action taken by the Angolan head of state is based on a desire to guard against the rise of the Wahhabi ideology that has created havoc, death and destruction in Africa and elsewhere. And as rightly explained Tunisian philosopher Mezri Haddad: “Islamism and Islamophobia feed each other. Worse, long-term Islamism as an ideology destroy Islam as religion. “

According to the International Religious Freedom Report 2008, Islam in Angola is a minority religion with 80,000 – 90,000 adherents, composed largely of migrants from West Africa and families of Lebanese origin. The Muslims comprise between 2.5 to 3 percent of Angola’s overall population of 17 million people, most of them Christians.

in the last decade, but especially during the last few years the Muslim community in Angola has grown appreciably and Islamic activities have become more common in major cities. Mosques have sprung up in a number of places and Qur’anic schools have been built to provide Islamic instructions and teach Arabic language to adherents.

Public attitudes toward Islam have been generally negative. Cultural differences between Angolan and Muslim immigrants have been the basis for negative views toward Islam, as was the perceived link between Islam and illegal immigration. Since the September 11 attacks, there has been a deliberate attempt to link Muslims with terrorism. It has become a matter of routine at Luanda airport for security officers to detain Muslims arriving from Sahelian countries.

On September 1, 2008, a Muslim mob attacked non-Muslims in the community of Andulo. The school-age daughter of a deacon at one of the churches was decapitated. Forty Christians were assaulted or tortured. The mob burned three church buildings. They also went to non-Muslim houses to intimidate them or destroyed items of property. Stones were thrown at the headquarters of a local Christian project, causing some damage. An Angolan Christian leader said that the local police were unable to stop the attack and fled the scene.

In early October 2013, the Muslims living in Luanda in the municipality of Viana Zango were shocked to see the minaret of their mosque dismantled into pieces on the ground without permission. On Thursday 03 October in the morning, the Angolan authorities decided to destroy the mosque Zango located in the urban district of Viana 17 km. The governor of Luanda Bento announced in a radio spot that radical Muslims are not welcome in Angola and the Angolan government is not ready for the legalization of mosques in Angola.

And on Tuesday, November 19, the Minister of Culture, Rosa Cruz e Silva said. “Regarding Islam, the legalization process has not been approved by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. Therefore all mosques would be closed until further notice. “ It should be noted that the Angolan government has made closing of all mosques a priority. The only two mosques located in Luanda have already received a warning document signed by the mayor of the municipality of Viana José Moreno.

The provincial governor of Luanda, Bento Bento, said on the airwaves of local radio that “radical Muslims are not welcome in Angola and the Angolan government is not ready for the legalization of mosques.” Minister of Culture, Rosa Cruz e Silva explained that the law on freedom of religion will be reviewed given the current national context , noting that the Government will redouble its efforts to fight relentlessly against religious cults like Islam which are contrary to the customs of Angolan culture.

95% of Angola’s population is Christian. A quarter belongs to Protestant churches founded during the colonial period, including congregational evangelical church.

This decisive action taken by the Angolan head of state is based on a desire to guard against the rise of the Wahhabi ideology that has created havoc, death and destruction in Africa and elsewhere. And as rightly explained Tunisian philosopher Mezri Haddad: “Islamism and Islamophobia feed each other. Worse, long-term Islamism as an ideology destroy Islam as religion. “

According to the International Religious Freedom Report 2008, Islam in Angola is a minority religion with 80,000 – 90,000 adherents, composed largely of migrants from West Africa and families of Lebanese origin. The Muslims comprise between 2.5 to 3 percent of Angola’s overall population of 17 million people, most of them Christians.

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12 Responses

  1. A heart-warming story displaying reason and foresight. Well done Angola; more of us should follow your example. Islam destroys everything in its path. It is like acid.

  2. Obviously a silly move by the government. However it does feel good to see Islamists get the same treatment that they have been giving others across the world. If nothing else, this can be a lesson for Muslims in the rest of the world (particularly where they are in a Majority) to know how to behave.

  3. Iam just reading this Angola story though i had of it earliar. I congratulate them with dancing. Aware of what most African nations are going through,as islam cuts the head of women. Burn hundreds and thousands of worshipers in churches. it is a very brutal sect. I must won Angola to be very vigilant because Islam is very patience. They will not leave but gradually creep into the heart of their leaders and even use their children to get to them. They use also spiritual veil to blindfold people and veil peoples heart. Iam very happy for Angola but watch and pray.Be vigilant so that the thief does not steal your joy,your life, your children and your family.

  4. Im from holland and i am glad to read this. Time to travel to a country with no muslims. I like it. Stupid europe are soft and is taking over by muslims. Muslims are killers without humanity. 

  5. I congratulate the Angolan move which the started long before Trump became US president. In Saudi Arabia it is illegal to practice Christian religions, all Christian books, regalia, ornaments, etc are confiscated at the airport. Public display of such items is met by death. There is no church in Saudi Arabia and it is not allowed to build churches and Christians mostly of whom are foreigners can only worship in their homes. The same ban on Christian religion is in other Arabic and Muslim countries including Sudan, where all churches were destroyed and the only one remaining in Mogadishu has been closed for decades.

  6. I congratulate the Angolan move which the started long before Trump became US president. In Saudi Arabia it is illegal to practice Christian religions, all Christian books, regalia, ornaments, etc are confiscated at the airport. Public display of such items is met by death. There is no church in Saudi Arabia and it is not allowed to build churches and Christians mostly of whom are foreigners can only worship in their homes. The same ban on Christian religion is in other Arabic and Muslim countries including Sudan, where all churches were destroyed and the only one remaining in Mogadishu has been closed for decades.

  7. Never happened. Amazing how a regular myth that has circled for 4 years gets pushed for agendas.

    This item originally a claim from 2013 was mostly false & srill somehow gets put as fact. This particular time it was on the CNN independant reporters, CNN itself has a disclaimer.

    Sure, there are issues there but no ban, no organised destruction of mosques & there is even a flourishing Halal industry there.

  8. Time for this pants on fire deliberate lie to be deleted.

    No such ban was given. This item reappears every year as a deliberate rumour with no basis in fact.

    Delete it or risk makingyourself look idiotic, or worse, bigoted.

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