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November 22, 2006
Somalia: Jihad Against Movie-Watching Continues
The totalitarian way of life continues its encroachment in the horn of Africa: More than 100 cinema-goers arrested
MARKA, Somalia Nov 21 (Garowe Online) - More than 100 people, including children, were arrested Tuesday by Islamic Courts militia in Lower Shabelle region of southern Somalia after Islamists stormed into a movie cinema.The arrested people did not include the cinema-owners but the Islamists took away all the equipment the cinema had, witnesses reported.[...]
Posted by Ruy Diaz at November 22, 2006 12:43 AM
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Today, its movies. Tomorrow, it will be watching television and serfing the Internet. Somalia is becoming another Taliban-style theocracy and this time, the rest of the world does not seem to notice.
Posted by: Christian
at November 22, 2006 12:02 PM
Christian;
"Tomorrow" is already here. The "Islamic Courts" government has already banned watching the World Cup on television, and they even shot some poor souls who were watching a game.
Posted by: Ruy Diaz
at November 22, 2006 12:43 PM
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