Christian-majority Angola bans Islam on grounds that it clashes with customs and state religion. Angola has ordered the shutdown of all mosques and declared Islam illegal. “The legalisation of Islam has not been approved by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights [and] their mosques will be closed until further notice,” said minister of culture Rosa Cruz e Silva. The minister called Islam a “sect” which would be banned as counter to Angolan customs and culture. “Islam began strange, and…
