The government of Angola has been accused of “banning Islam” by the Islamic Community of Angola (ICA) after authorities closed down all but a few unlicensed mosques in the capital city of Luanda.
There are legal penalties for women who wear the iconic veil and social pressure from both government authorties and private citizens for Muslims to leave the country. Angola does not recognize Islam as an Angolan religion as there are not enough Muslims to meet the required 100,000 members or presence in 12 of 18 provinces.
The government of Angola justified their policies, saying that Islam is an “invasion of Angolan culture and a threat to Christian values.” Muslims have been asked to tear down their own mosques under threat of paying for the demolition fees. The Angolan government has also denied that is has tried to ban Islam, stating that “there is no position that targets the destruction or closure of places of worship.”
Find out more about Angola’s stance on Islam on page 2.
Good thing
It’s so funny how Muslims think they can get away with everything. What is wrong with this whole picture. They have to obid by what ever the country they are in? Funny how they don’t think so?
Intresting.
How is it that a country that is consider to be third world gets it right and here in the US are so dense that they always looks for excuses to not do the right thing.
dont back down angola all faiths of decent loving people of the world are with you
Islam cannot coexist in non muslims countries. That is against their religion.
In my opinion, Islam is an ideology, not a religion.
Just the way to react to a group of people that invades a continent, destroys the native population to near extinction, and forces the survivors to assimilate…
OH WAIT THAT WAS WHITE CHRISTIANS
The one word that jumped out at me was, unlicensed. If they really want them then fulfil whatever the others did that made them licensed so they could stay. I feel this is another blow everything out into something it is not.
Good plan!!!