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This should probably be merged with Islam in Angola. Spencer T♦ C 00:41, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
Perhaps this should be merged into Freedom of religion in Angola. There is a section on Restrictions on religious freedom that seems to be the appropriate place for this new information. If there needs to be a separate article, a better title might be Restrictions on religious freedom in Angola. A "Ban of illegal ..." title uses redundant wording. Illegal organizations are banned. Jason from nyc ( talk) 12:18, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
- Islam is not a religion, it is a type of government disguised as religion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.232.222.162 ( talk) 15:48, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
This seem to be a hoax, no credible source take up the news. Rolfc ( talk) 20:32, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
As far as I can tell, Islam was not "banned" in Angola. Instead, the Angolese government now require all religions (or "sects") to get registered, and those that are not registered yet are not allowed to practice until their registrations have been approved. What the minister said (probably in response to a question) was that at that time the registration of Islam was not yet approved. According to http://allafrica.com/stories/201311200767.html the backlog a few days ago was about 1000 registrations, and by that time about 194 religious groups have already been denied registration. The Tribune article then mixes recent statements from other Angolan officials to make it sound like Islam was specifically targeted and specifically banned. The Tribune article mentions e.g. the dismantling of the Zango minaret, but the official reason for the Zango minaret being taken down is that it was built without building permission, and not because Islam is now illegal (surely if that was the case, then the official reason would have been that). The rest of the Zango mosque does not seem to have been taken down. -- leuce ( talk) 08:55, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
This whole story appears to be a hoax, with reports only coming from obscure or disreputable media sources. "News Corp has been unable to trace the source of the information to Angolan sources" If this story were genuine, it would splashed all over the front page of the BBC and CNN. I propose that this page just be deleted. 123.243.212.179 ( talk) 13:19, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
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This should probably be merged with Islam in Angola. Spencer T♦ C 00:41, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
Perhaps this should be merged into Freedom of religion in Angola. There is a section on Restrictions on religious freedom that seems to be the appropriate place for this new information. If there needs to be a separate article, a better title might be Restrictions on religious freedom in Angola. A "Ban of illegal ..." title uses redundant wording. Illegal organizations are banned. Jason from nyc ( talk) 12:18, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
- Islam is not a religion, it is a type of government disguised as religion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.232.222.162 ( talk) 15:48, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
This seem to be a hoax, no credible source take up the news. Rolfc ( talk) 20:32, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
As far as I can tell, Islam was not "banned" in Angola. Instead, the Angolese government now require all religions (or "sects") to get registered, and those that are not registered yet are not allowed to practice until their registrations have been approved. What the minister said (probably in response to a question) was that at that time the registration of Islam was not yet approved. According to http://allafrica.com/stories/201311200767.html the backlog a few days ago was about 1000 registrations, and by that time about 194 religious groups have already been denied registration. The Tribune article then mixes recent statements from other Angolan officials to make it sound like Islam was specifically targeted and specifically banned. The Tribune article mentions e.g. the dismantling of the Zango minaret, but the official reason for the Zango minaret being taken down is that it was built without building permission, and not because Islam is now illegal (surely if that was the case, then the official reason would have been that). The rest of the Zango mosque does not seem to have been taken down. -- leuce ( talk) 08:55, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
This whole story appears to be a hoax, with reports only coming from obscure or disreputable media sources. "News Corp has been unable to trace the source of the information to Angolan sources" If this story were genuine, it would splashed all over the front page of the BBC and CNN. I propose that this page just be deleted. 123.243.212.179 ( talk) 13:19, 26 November 2013 (UTC)