Reports
say that Angola has declared Islam illegal and ordered for all the mosques in
the country to be closed down.
Minister
of culture Rosa Cruz e Silva said that mosques in the largely Christian country
would be closed until further notice.
She
described Islam as a ‘sect’ that would be banned as counter to Angolan customs
and culture.
There
are unconfirmed reports that mosques across the African country are being
destroyed, according to the International Business Times.
President
Jose Edurado dos Santos reportedly told the Osun Defence daily: ‘This is the
final end of Islamic influence in our country.’
Along
with Islam, which is a religion associated with less than 1 per cent of the
population of 19 million, 194 other ‘sects’ have been banned in the nation,
where more than half the population is Christian.
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