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June 10, 2006
Somalia: People Riot Against Islamic Courts, for World Cup
Following comments by Saudi Cleric Nasser bin Sliman Al-Omar that People Who Watch the World Cup Will Have to Answer on Judgment Day, Muslim supremacists in Somalia are making sure Somalians don't have that choice: World Cup ban sparks Mogadishu protests
Residents say Islamist militiamen have shot in the air to disperse hundreds of Somalis protesting against moves by sharia courts to stop them watching the soccer World Cup in the capital, Mogadishu.The soccer tournament had drawn huge crowds to TV screens set up under trees and iron-sheeted shacks.
It provided some escape from the tension that has gripped Mogadishu since Islamists seized control from an alliance of warlords on Monday (local time).
Witnesses say scores of young men set fire to tyres late last night in protests that carried on into the early hours of today, after Islamist gunmen pulled the plug on makeshift cinemas airing the World Cup.
Residents say two people were wounded when militia tried to break up the demonstrations.
The militia have also ordered a ban on films.[...]
And now we unveil another moniker for Islam, the religion of perfect peace and unrestrained tolerance: Islam, the religion of boredom.
Posted by Ruy Diaz at June 10, 2006 11:24 AM
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