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1.
Islam is illegal in Angola
[Published
in African Analysis 24th February,2006]
Nowadays, the Angolan government is
worried about the expansion of Islam and its consequences in the
organization and structures of the Angolan society. On March 31, 2009, Rosa
Cruz e Silva, the Angolan Minister of Culture, addressed the deputies of the
sixth commission of the National Assembly, who visited the facilities of the
National Institute of Religious Studies, and expressed concern about the
growth and increase in the number of followers of Islam in Angola.
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2. Angola: Report on Muslim
[International
Islamic News Agency(IINA)]
Luanda, Rabi Awwal 7/May
30,2001(IINA) - A report by the
Pan-African News Agency (PANA) has disclosed that 2.5 percent of Angola’s
population are Muslims, and they account for 2.75 of the
country’s 11 total population. Just ten years ago, the Muslim population was
not more than a quarter of a million.
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3.
Muslim lack religious right in
Angola, UN Expert
[by
Robert Evans (Reuters, November 28, 2007)]
Muslims lack key
religious rights in Angola and are stigmatized in the media and by
government officials because of a perceived link to international
terrorism and crime, a U.N. report said on Wednesday.
The report
cited Asma Jahangir of Pakistan, a special investigator for the U.N.
Human Rights Council, as saying the Muslim community had not been
officially recognized and authorities had temporarily closed down some
mosques last year. |
4.Islam in Angola, Wikipedia
[By
WIKIPEDIA]
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
Association of the Development of Islam in Angola is the primary
proselytizing organization. Muslim Angolans are represented by the Supreme
Council of Angolan Muslims of Luanda. |
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5.
The
Islamization Process in Angola [ Moshe Terdman Published in
africalap.blogpost.com, Saturday, February 13, 2010]
Nowadays, the Angolan government is worried about the
expansion of Islam and its consequences in the organization
and structures of the Angolan society. On March 31, 2009,
Rosa Cruz e Silva, the Angolan Minister of Culture,
addressed the deputies of the sixth commission of the
National Assembly, who visited the facilities of the
National Institute of Religious Studies, and expressed
concern about the growth and increase in the number of
followers of Islam in Angola. She said that "our worry has
to do with the expansion of Islam and the consequences it
may cause to the organization and structure of the Angolan
society". |
6. Institute
on Religion and Public Policy Report: Religious freedom in the republic
of Angola
Article 8 of the Angolan
Constitution provides for religious freedom, affirms that Angola is a
secular state, and declares that all religions must be equally protected.
While these assertions may prove relatively accurate for many of Angola’s
Christian population, the lack of legal recognition for Angola’s minority
faith groups, allows religious discrimination to occur. The Islamic
population of Angola has proven extremely vulnerable to discrimination by
both the state and society.
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