marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, the Provincial Governor, Pio Matos, declared that the barbaric acts of the terrorists in Cabo Delgado have nothing to do with the Islamic religion. Their true purpose, he said, was to spread panic and hinder the development of the country. In Cabo Delgado itself, the provincial chairperson of the Islamic Council of Mozambique, Sheik Uzein Suate, declared that respect for different religious beliefs is a value that should guide moslems. "Our northern zone is being threatened because of terrorism in Cabo Delgado", he said, "and so our unity is important.". "But today there appear ill-intentioned people, bandits we could call them, who want to damage the image of Islam".

Source: The North Africa Journal July 11, 2022 12:19 UTC