Just media rumours: Angola denies it banned Islam

An official at the Angolan Embassy said Angola is a country that does not interfere in religion.


News Desk November 26, 2013
An official at the Angolan Embassy said Angola is a country that does not interfere in religion. PHOTO: FILE

Angola became a hot topic in the international media over the weekend, as news outlets around the world wrote about reports that the Southwest African nation had banned Islam and begun to dismantle mosques.

But an official at the Angolan Embassy in Washington, DC, who did not want to be identified discussing the sensitive matter, said that there is no such ban in place and that the reports are erroneous, according to the International Business Times.

“The Republic of Angola … it’s a country that does not interfere in religion,” the official said on Monday afternoon. “We have a lot of religions there. There is freedom of religion.”

News of Angola’s supposed ban on Islam originated in the African press, which went so far as to quote the nation’s president and Minister of Culture as offering statements that suggested the premise of the reports was accurate.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 26th, 2013.

COMMENTS (18)

Raj - USA | 10 years ago | Reply

@ARA AlShuwaikeh:

No one is hating Islam. What everyone hates is what you claim Islam preaches and what you actually practice.

ARA AlShuwaikeh | 10 years ago | Reply I am Emarati National from RAK, It shocking to see how Indian hate our religion Islam ??? But they do not mind coming to my country for making money (over 50% population is indian citizen) we give them our jobs and they hate on our religion?? But i see most indian are scared like babies, they never dare to say on our face !!!! I will be careful of non muslim indian citizen next time !!!
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