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| Last October, Muslims from the urban municipality of Viana, Luanda, attended the destruction of the minaret of their mosque Zengo. |
COULD THIS BE TRUE?
According to several Angolan newspapers, Angola has become the first country in the world to ban Islam and Muslims, taking first measures by destroying mosques in the country.
“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,” Rosa Cruz e Silva, the Angolan Minister of Culture, was quoted by Agence Ecofin on Friday, November 22.
Silva comments were given during her visit last Tuesday to the 6th Commission of the national assembly.
She asserted that the decision was the latest is a series of efforts to ban ‘illegal’ religious sects.
According to the minister, the action was necessary to fight relentlessly against the emergence of congregations whose worshipping is contradicting with the customs of the Angolan culture.
Same as Islam, other faiths which were not legalized will face closure of their houses of worship.
“All sects on the list published by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in the Angolan newspaper ‘Jornal de Angola’ are prohibited to conduct worship, so they should keep their doors closed," she was quoted by Cameroon Voice.
"In addition, we also have a long list of more than a thousand legalization applications,” she added.
The anti-Islam comments were not the first by Angolan officials.
“This is the final end of Islamic influence in our country,” President José Eduardo dos Santos was quoted by Osun Defender newspaper on Sunday, November 24.
Last October, Muslims from the urban municipality of Viana, Luanda, attended the destruction of the minaret of their mosque Zengo.
The provincial governor of Luanda, Bento Bento, has also said on the airwaves of a local radio that "radical Muslims are not welcome in Angola and the Angolan government is not ready for the legalization of mosques."
He added that Muslims were not welcome in Angola and that the government would not legalize the presence of mosques in the country.
According to CIA Factbook, 47% of Angolans practice indigenous beliefs, 38% Roman Catholic and 15% Protestant.
Islam’s opinion about freedom of religion is evident from the Qur’an, which says what means:
*{Say, ‘The truth is from your Lord’: Let him who will, believe, and let him who will, reject [it]}* (An-Nisaa' 4:29)
Again, God says: *{Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error…}* (Al-Baqarah 2:256) culled
Better for them...
ReplyDeleteLol. Way to go mehn. I pray other countries do same asap. Rme* Fuck Islam!!
ReplyDeleteGod punish 4 dat statement,are we not worshippn d same God,idiot
DeleteOne won't blame them with all that has happened around them especially in kenya and what is happening in N.Nigeria it is enough for a govt and it people to b islamophobic
ReplyDeleteSoooo happy about this news, Islam is the cancer of this world and i wish the whole world will do same. AMEN! If any of you send curses my way it will immediately BOUNCE BACK TO YOU, AMEN
ReplyDeleteEvery sane person will be happy about this news too
DeleteI am not happy about this, am a Christian but I strongly believe that people should be allowed to practice what they believe as long as it doesn't hurt anyone.
ReplyDeleteStfu! Everybody knws that religion hurts pple. Sit yo ass down wif ur contradictin comments
DeleteIf only they can practise it wout hurting anybody
DeleteI ve muslim friends but I be correct igbo galr
So I'm just indiffrent abt ds news
Unfortunately, Islam has hurt a lot of people snd continues to do so. So good riddance to Islam.
DeleteGet out igbo goat, igbos are always sell-outs, always trying to please other people so they can be called "mr nice guy". Go to an office and speak igbo to the oga who's an igbo man and he will throw you out, yet other tribes speak their languages in their offices. Anu mpama have asked yourself if there is any church in Saudi Arabia. Aturu nzuzu n'asokwuasokwu zuzuru pua ebeaa onye iberibe. That's why igbos can never be one. Ewu offia. Islam is yet to prove that it is a peaceful religion.
DeleteBut islam has hurt a lot of people,and it's still hurting people. A good one from the angolan government,I'm happy about it.
DeleteCalm down man, y d insults???
DeleteSo one isn't entitled to their opinion again?
It is u n ur family dat is nt one
N FYI anu Igbos r one
So stfu n say no to cyber bullying
You can throw insults at me as you like, as far as here isn't a real world but an internet world, It won't pain me. You can rant as you want, that won't deter me from speaking my mind... people who never allowed religion to becloud their reasoning understood me, you can hug tranformer...lobish!
DeleteDon't mind dat akpa amu ify nwanne
DeleteDon't knw u but here to voltron for u
Onuku
Lolz
Correct Angolan people
ReplyDeleteOfficially, terrorism (suicide bombing) will now start in their country.
ReplyDeleteSo easy to commit such dirty acts cos they now have a substantive evidence and claim to jihad fighting.
DeleteHian! Smh 4 dis country.
ReplyDeleteKudos Angolian govt, the best decision ever. The world would be a better place without d religion.
ReplyDeleteI wish niaja can take the same stand..
ReplyDeleteThey say: 'not every muslim is a terrorist, but every terrorist is a muslim'. Kinda right, right?
ReplyDeleteTalk with some sence my dear
DeleteIts *sense* tank me now
Deletestella this ur spell of *destroys sha.. *destryos
ReplyDeletemizGhana
Islam should be abolished from d face of d earth! Very evil n blood thirsty worshipers... #Curse yourself out n die of leprosy!
ReplyDeleteBe sure u r dying of d leprosy first. Idiot
DeleteThis na bible prophecyooo. Babylon the great don dey falloooo. (World empire of false religion devoured by world powers and goverments). Bible prophecy don dey happenoooo. God's kingdon don reachooooo. Pls listen to Jehovah's witnessesoooo. Stella abeg post my commentooooo.
ReplyDeleteJehovah's witness,get out of here oooo
DeleteJehovah's witness,get out of here oooo
DeleteLol, u guys r just clowns I swear
DeleteNice one! Now that's a government that knows what protecting its people means.
ReplyDeleteMay Allah forgive all of u in support of this devilish act. I believe if u re not having problems wit ur sight, u can see d last statement quoting Qur'an. Islam is Peace. Islam till I die
ReplyDeleteBut remember not every islam is a terrorist but every aboki abi terrorist mohammed is an islam
DeleteGo and tell dt to your boko haram brothers
DeleteBut remember not every islam is a terrorist but every aboki abi terrorist mohammed is an islam
Delete@ Lukman, I'm sorry for u! Pele sogbo!
DeleteIf Islam is truly a religion of peace,why the emphasis on the "peace",its smacks of suspicion!
Fear no go gree me comment with my name,had to change to annonymous,that's how horrible muslims,islam,terrorist abi Boko haram is!
@Luqman, religion of peace my ass. Moslems are the only religious people that kill innocent beings, WHY? Hav u ever heard where groups of Christians carry guns and kill people or go for suicide missions? U might preach peace but some stupid fanatics in ur religion don't practise it, they do the reverse. Am a christian just like my dad and his relatives , my mum and her relatives are Moslems but there is this little unforgiven hearts in them that I don't understand. If u r claiming Islam is a religion of peace, tell ur moslem brothers and sisters to practise it and not only preach. What even annoys me most is when u listen to all these Alfas/imams when they preach their so called WAASI in yoruba, OMG, the way they swear for people that they claim are sinners ehn. Like when they preach about girls or prostitutes wearing skimpy skirts and stuff, they will b like "Awon Omo oloriburuku ma sa n fani ti aye won ti ta" meaning " girls who are doomed,whose lives are messed up, cursed and will never b useful ". Haba, a whole Alfa saying all that cos of skimpy skirts? As in, it is that bad.
DeletePlease Nigeria should follow suit.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you have a deep thought before registering such statement.
DeleteYou are very pretty,that's if its not make up and photoshop....
DeleteWell, evry individual can say anytin againt or for islam .....all I believe is ...u shall come to know.
DeleteAnd for dose guyz lamenting on boko haram issues..I want to believe u ar just a novice in nigerian politics.....and for I'll still remain on course of islam even if I'll b d only one on the course....and for the angolans u should note this..awaite the torment of Allah at any time if u don't have a second tot and ask for forgiveness.......peace b with u guyz
Unusual news
ReplyDeleteHistory has proven that a Nation that deprives its citizens from freedom of worship declines economically and politically. Greece deprived the Jews from worshipping GOD; the empire lasted not more than 130 years. Rome granted freedom of worship to all within her empire; GOD, sea, rock, animals, whatever. The result? An empire that lasted over 5 centuries.
ReplyDeleteAngola is tending towards a sure decline if she keeps up this stance. For those of you congratulating them, read between the lines; they're targetting "unregistered" religions and don't want their cultural religions to be exterminated, meaning churches will most likely soon be targetted in the future under the probable guise that they're performing fake miracles (abi no be so the gist take de start?). I still see people condemning muslims and islam, obviously you have no knowledge of your own history as christians. History is educative, y'all should try it; it'll help your absurd ignorance. Be Blessed.
Bla bla bla bullshit! Islam has done only harm worldwide. Idc wah ur point is buh if you're a true servant of God religion regardless u'll knw. Thousands of people die daily frm religious crisis Angola is trying to protect its pple. U think they have time for rubbish like our govt letting christians die untimely all in d name of "freedom of religion" now go and quote this thrash u wrote to ur fellow muslim brothers
DeleteI love ur comments
DeleteAlwaiz matured
Keep it up!
There really is no complusion in islam...and research have it that those that are quick to judge no nothing..u com to blog,read and listen to news and don't even bother doing a lil bit of digging up to confirm wat u read and wat u tink u knw..to those commentin negatively esp when it comes to those frm the western part of the country have got muslims as frnds,family,neighbours,colleague.and u come ere to spit hatred.God's own tv pass 3D
DeleteHmm.. I hope it doesn't cause unending religious crisis
ReplyDeleteIf this is true (which I doubt) then the President is not any different from Shekau. Beheading has never been and will never be a cure for headache.
ReplyDeleteIs it by destroying just d buildings and banning d religion? What about the people? I pray things don't get worse over there.
ReplyDeleteThe issue is that the islam religion has lead to the death of toooo many people. Its a violent religion and the world is tired of their threat to the human race. Sucide bombings, killings,etc look at the insane things that boko haram does?? They will bomb a place and when peole try to run , they will follow up with machine gun. Haba which kind demonic thing be that? Abeg other countries should follow the Angolan government. Let them live in their own country and kill each other!!
ReplyDeleteThere is no big deal at all there are so many islamic countries, where they ban christianity and also building churches
ReplyDeleteAngola is blessed.Islam has done more harm than good.you can't separate terrorism from it.even there so called elites shamelessly calls for jihad or supports outdated practices.e.g a senator who sees nothing wrong in marrying an underaged girl.Angola will achieve what the U.S wasn't able to.thumps up for their Govt.
ReplyDeleteMemphis better shut up that your leaking tap that you call mouth.you don't live up north here to see the shit Muslims met out on others in the name of religion.islam is a backward religion.sango,ogun,Arusiyi and co are one million times better than the bondage of Islam.intact any nation that wants peace should follow Angola step.abi you don hear say any if a worshipper bomb church abi kill people inside mall?
ReplyDeleteAnon 2:30pm, shebi after this insult we can classify you as a christian? Really? Thumbs up. After my tap-gutter-mouth, any other thing? I'm waiting o.
DeleteMemphis bleek, go to saudi and knw if they didn't ban christianity and building of churches? So why will muslims feel bad about this news? Even in Egypt the little christian cmmunity there is contantly under attack.
DeleteMemphis Angolan is a very strong catholic nation very very strong catholiscm is in their blood
ReplyDeleteSubuhanAllah!.......May Allah subuhanawataAllah forgive those bunch of ignorant idiots.......as for the remaining bunch of fools praying for such a calamity to befall Nigeria....I pray u get to know the difference between you're left and right before you're God forsaken miserable life ends....mtsww!
ReplyDeleteGerrout terrorist!
DeleteMay God punish u for dis comment, u retarded-religious-blinded-fool! What has islam done regards to the killings? An act done by fellow blinded people? Is it not d same religion that promised d suicide bombers 7virgins in "paradise"? May God almighty let d fate that befell those christians in church on that fateful christmas day befall anybody that hates christianity! Animals
DeleteBitter muslims notyn good ever comes from your mouth.u claim to b a religion of peace bt mohammed fought wars,beheaded and supported jihad and the same muslim will fight christians,jews,hindu,budhist and even fight themselves pls go and tell your brothers boko haram in the north and alsahbab in somalia and alqueda in the middle east that islam is a religion of peace
DeleteMy dear,make we talk true,the calamity here is muslims and islam!
DeleteThis memphis can blab plenty rubbish wey no dey eva make sense,annoying rabbit! In oda news I wanna b an angolan citizen!
ReplyDelete*concerned friend*
This is too incredible. In this modern age, they are thinking of legalizing islam. Islam can never be ban or wipe out but those with beliefs contrary to islam, the country constitution or detriment to country peace co-existence can be ban. Like those forming sects. There leaders should have a rethink, a very deep one because not allowing the free practice of islam in the country will not better anything but will lose a lot. Even not allowing muslims visitors.
ReplyDeleteI swear, thats a good one, wish im Angolan, mehhhhhn
ReplyDeleteAs one of jehovah's wittnesses,all this things happening are not strange to me.we re indeed in the last days!
ReplyDelete@ jehovah's wittness, =))º°˚˚˚°ºLmaoº°˚˚˚°º°º=)) ,your own matter no be today!
DeleteUr own sef dey your body!
Y do u pple say such bad things abt islam and muslims....???those bombers nd wrong doers claim 2 b muslims bt they re nt true beleivers coz islam s a pure religion dat teaches us morals nt only how 2 behave with co muslims bt with non muslims also...so by condeming islam u re also insulting ur religion christianity coz it does nt encourage badmouthing oda religions...u claim 2 knw ur religions bt am sorry 2 say u re as ignorant as those bombers about ur religion..so think twice b4 saying anything nd am proud 2 be a muslim coz my religion s pure...
ReplyDeleteThere are bad Christians too but have you ever wondered why Christians have never brought terror on muslims?!
DeleteYou guys should just tell yourselves the truth,evil people!
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Are u current of what is going on in america against islam.
Delete...please .be realiatiatic to ur self..do research ,keeping .Sentiment aside then u will get to kno beta
PM u think u are pious bt am sorry 2 say u don't knw ur religion nd talking abt bombing nt only muslims are bombers anybody can decide 2 b a bomber even chiristians are bombers my dear...d nly way 2 save ur self from all dis misconceptions s 2 go back nd knw ur religion just as ur god laid it down 4 u 2 follow nd lead ur life 2 d fullest
ReplyDeletereading these comments now i know why nigerians suffer. u have hate and ignorance in ur hearts. igbo this yoruba dat. muslims this. may ur government keep treating u as u deserve.
ReplyDeleteBaby and diapers,women and makeup,Men and trousers,Islam and terrorists......my dear you can't separate these things.
ReplyDeleteIslam is a religion dat has already take over d wold, u cant just stop it. So say watever u want to say, thank God angola r not upto 5 state in nig.
ReplyDeleteWhat did you type?
ReplyDeleteShameless old illiterate.
Y'all are idiots.
Both Christians and muslims.
Keep deceiving yourselves.
Why must u always call people idiots, u need God in ur life n if u don't repent u will go to hell. U don't know whether u will die tommor
Deletei pity you. Christianity is the way the truth and life.
ReplyDeleteAre u sure.. ...can u tell me in d bible were the .Bible is mention or talk about it self
DeleteIf u stay or stayed in the north,then u will know these people aren't peaceful at all... And hello,ur religion encourages u to kill anyone who isn't holy and all u Muslim think Christians are not holy.... U guys would just be bombing and killing innocent souls for no reason... Going to schools and butchering them for what? And u say u are peaceful? When I was schooling in the north,all religious crisis were started by the Muslims,u guys don't want peace at all,trying to islamize Nigeria.... How possible is that? And hello,Christians don't do that shit for u Muslims saying Christians too do all that.. We don't have that kinda mind... We don't give birth to 12 children and then send them to go and be begging,cos its all this almagiris that the book harams get took,confuse there innocent mind,telling them if they kill a Christian,they will go to heaven..... Check all the Muslim countries over the world,u all are causing havoc every where....
ReplyDeleteIran,Iraq,pakistine,name it,there is no peace there at all.... Always fighting and killing
You lots piss me off
All these Isla$/muslim bigots na wa for u guyz oh! Always claiming ur religion is one of peace yet we dnt get to see d peace in u guyz attitude and behaviour, na wa for dis una bondage o! Satan is really a liar.
ReplyDeleteu A'isha
DeleteClarifying the false claim that Angola has 'banned Islam'
Some of you may have read in the last few days that Angola has outright banned Islam and that it is now illegal to be a Muslim in the Southern African nation. This however is not true. The news that has been spreading like wildfire is simply a case of people believing anything that they hear and then repeating it because it sounds unbelievable. The problem is that people seem to care little about fact-checking or confirming news from proper sources.
The story was first printed 4 days ago by a Moroccan newspaper called 'La Nouvelle Tribune' which is run by the son of a Communist Moroccan politician. The newspaper stated that the governor of Luanda had spoken against radical Muslims and stated that they are not welcome in Angola. It then quoted Angolan politician Roza Cruz as stating that Islam has not yet been approved by the Angolan Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, and that mosques would therefore be closed until further notice.
The first thing to note about this article is that the politician's name that was quoted is actually Roza Cruz e Silva, not Roza Cruz which the newspaper got wrong. Second is that no other official is named, and that the statement about Islam not being recognised is not something new but has always been the case. What 'recognised' means is that the government of Angola does not officially recognise Islam as a religion, which may sound odd but is not that odd considering that Italy, France and many others countries also do not recognise Islam at an official level. It simply means that the government does not interfere nor officiate on any matters in the religion. It does not mean that the religion is illegal or that it is banned.
As for the claim that mosques are closed, this is not true and can be confirmed by Muslims in Angola. It seems that Roza Cruz e Silva was either referring to a specific mosque/s or that she never said this at all and the newspaper made it up. Until now the newspaper is the only source of the quote, and considering that they managed to misspell her name I would not put much faith in them. The article then lastly claimed that the minaret of a mosque was dismantled last year and that a mosque (possibly the same one) was destroyed. It does not say why it was destroyed, however it must be noted that it happened LAST YEAR.
What happened after the initial story however is where we see the dangers of spreading unverified information. The few pieces of information in the article were mixed up and exaggerated, until the story had took an entirely new direction. Stories were claiming that Islam had been banned in Angola, and that mosques were ordered to be destroyed, and that being a Muslim was now illegal. Photos were shown of mosques being destroyed, however all the photos were from Palestine and not from Angola. Eventually a fake quote attributed to the President and before long the story spread like wildfire.
After doing some fact-checking it was made clear that Roza Cruz de Silva was only speaking about a few Muslim groups who were on the list of proscribed religious groups that would not be allowed to operate mosques, some of which were built without permits. The list contains 194 groups from all religions, yet only a few are Muslims. So it was not true that all mosques would be closed, nor were there orders to destroy any mosques, nor is Islam 'illegal' in Angola.
Please everybody, stop sharing this story as it is not only not true, but suggests that we are not dedicated to checking facts and repeating sensationalised claims. If you have shared the story delete it and clarify that you had not checked the veracity of the story to try and ensure that others do not repeat it
Thank u for great work well don
Deletehttp://www.ibtimes.com/angola-denies-it-banned-islam-destroyed-mosques-1484898
ReplyDeleteFor those of you celebrating on the ban on Islam in Angola, read that. For those *children of God* insulting me, keep it up. When we de find meat for inside pot, pomo de raise hand. That's exactly what you people who hate Muslims are...pomo-christians.
"Turn the other cheek" when you're slapped; "Love your neighbour as you would love yourself"...words like these, spoken by a Golden Man, are neglected in trying times by pomo-christians. On sunday na una holy pass, but the F-word isn't far from your lips when degrading your fellow human in comments. Insulting fellow humans and wishing a creature of the MOST HIGH evil is now trending among pomo-christians. K-E-E-P I-T U-P.
No ban on Islam in Angola (sounds so unfair..donit?hehehe). To all my Muslim and True Christian brothers and sisters; remain steadfast in GOD. Your Rewards are REAL. GOD Bless you all.
Am not surprised stella,I know u won't post my comment,but u can post all d negative comments abt islam,how fair are u?its ur blog anyway,and as such do wat pleases u,as u used to say,whoever is not pleases wt ur blog shld take him or herself sumwhere,u re very right there,kip it up
ReplyDeleteMay ALLAH help all d muslims all over the world (Ameen) and 4 dose who destroy the mosque, may ALLAH gives dem wht dey deserved
ReplyDeleteThe truth about the matter is Islam teaches the same morals with that Christianity preaches and Qur'an contains 90% of the contents of the bible, basically if the Angolan government would ban Islam, its more like banning the teachings of Christianity... The Prophet Muhammad has never fought the Christians and has appreciated the Christians during his lifetime. Woe to the misled government of Angola.
ReplyDeleteAny stupid, idotic, insane that was again Islam, 1. God has set hellfire for them & the'll abide in for ever because Islam is the right religious with God. I believe we shall meet one day where by you people will be telling God to allow you join Islam & God will tell you that the time is late for you.. 2. Those of you cristine that belive in threenity shall go to hellfire.. Angolan becareful because God is watching you over the evil plan Against Angolan Muslim.. Do whatever God is in control.. Enah Enah<<
ReplyDeleteAny stupid, idotic, insane that was again Islam, 1. God has set hellfire for them & the'll abide in for ever because Islam is the right religious with God. I believe we shall meet one day where by you people will be telling God to allow you join Islam & God will tell you that the time is late for you.. 2. Those of you cristine that belive in threenity shall go to hellfire.. Angolan becareful because God is watching you over the evil plan Against Angolan Muslim.. Do whatever God is in control.. Enah Enah<<
ReplyDeleteI keep heard some fool are talking about boko haram! Whos is boko haram sponsor? Is this not Professor Jerry Gana from nigeria! Boko Haram are Angolan christian. Insane 1.
ReplyDeletewhatever, islam is a way of life. and will cont. til the end of this wrld
ReplyDeletewhat ?
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