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October 21, 2006
Somalia: Islamic Courts Ban Women from Swimming at Beach
The long night of Shari'a advances in Somalia: Islamic Court Bans Women From Mogadishu Beach
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- An Islamic court banned women from swimming at the main beach in the capital to keep women from mingling with men, an official said Friday.The ban applies only to the northern Mogadishu Leedo beach, where families usually go on weekends.
"We stopped women from swimming because it is against the teaching of Islam for women to mingle with men, especially while they are swimming," said Sheikh Farah Ali Hussein, chair of a northern Mogadishu Islamic court.[...]
Posted by Ruy Diaz at October 21, 2006 1:37 PM
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Hypocrits!
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at October 22, 2006 12:49 AM
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