Donald Trump's Calls To Restrict Muslims In The U.S. Have An Echo In Angola : Goats and... - 0 views
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He previously said he would "strongly consider" shutting down some mosques in the U.S.
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there's a country that has taken Trump's rhetoric one step further and actually put one of his proposed policies — shutting down mosques — into practice.
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Both countries are roughly three-fourths Christian (Roman Catholicism dominates in Angola) and less than 1 percent Muslim.
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the Angolan government has made it extremely difficult for non-Christian religious groups to practice their faith.
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For example, the Angolan government only grants legal standing to religious groups that have at least 100,000 members. There are roughly 90,000 Muslims in the country
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There are currently 83 legally recognized religious groups in Angola, and all of them are Christian,
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In the wake of jihadist terrorist activities in Kenya and Nigeria in 2013, the Angolan government shut down several mosques across the country. This despite the fact that there has never been a religiously linked terrorist attack on Angolan soil.
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They were actually demolished by the government," he says. Members of those mosques are now holding services "outdoors, in the streets," he says.
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the government also targeted and arrested Muslim immigrants as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration.
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As for Trump's call to prevent Muslims from coming to the U.S., Isaac says that's something that's never happened in Angola. "Angola has never called for a ban on Muslim immigrants," he says. "That could invite a terrorist attack. It would be dangerous."