Sharia Alert from AP:
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Islamic militants controlling much of southern Somalia shut down a radio station Sunday for playing love songs and other music, the latest step to impose strict religious rule which has sparked fears of an emerging, Taliban-style regime.
Since sweeping to power over much of southern Somalia, including the capital Mogadishu, in June, the Islamists have banned movie viewing, publicly lashed drug users and broke up a wedding celebration because a band was playing and women and men were socializing together.
The group closed Radio Jowhar because the programs were un-Islamic, Islamic official Sheik Mohamed Mohamoud Abdirahman said. It was the only radio station in Jowhar, some 55 miles from Mogadishu.
"It is useless to air music and love songs for the people," Abdirahman said.
Said Hagaa Ahmed, Radio Jowhar's director, confirmed the station had been closed but declined further comment.
The Islamic militants have brought a semblance of order to Somalia after years of anarchy.
But the United States accuses the Islamic leaders of harboring al-Qaida militants responsible for deadly bombings at the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998.
Jowhar resident Ali Musse said closing the radio station was a violation of freedom.
"This directive is like the Taliban," Musse told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. "It is censorship against independent media and freedom of expression."
In other words, Sharia.
From what I've seen on the huge African influence on world music, I find this pretty promising: wouldn't trying to deprive African people of their music lead to serious trouble for these islamists?
I hope these militants do not try to take over Northern Somalia and impose their tyrannical rule there. Perhaps the Northern Somalis should drive these extremists out of power.
It's hard to imagine Africa without music and dance. I can't see the tribes giving up their customs easily.
Maybe they can acquire a taste for Mozart.
"You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs.
But I look around me and I see it isn't so.
Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs.
And what's wrong with that?"
Plenty: go ask you imam. May the curse of allah be upon Sir Paul McCartney. John Lennon was right: the world has had enough of silly love songs.
can someone remind those idiots that africa invented music way before a pedophile ruined it all?
Sha'aria rule killed the radio star.
Every sha-la-la-la
Every wo-wo-wo
Still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they’re starting to sing’s
So fine
When they get to the part
Where he’s breakin’ her heart
..........
They will beat you till you die
Just like before
It’s Islamic rule once more
(Shoo-be-do and die, Shoo-be-do and die)
Music video: Show Me the Way to Al-Jazeera.
Now that you've seen the movie, read the book, at LGF.
"This is the end of the BBC era." Out of the mouths of Beebs.
Thanks Shy Guy, I have been looking for that video for an hour. :-)
Personally I think the Irish Dragoon Guards did it better. Is this the way to Armadillo
Those Islamic Militants are a real party - no nuffin! What would John Lennon do?
Will they be going after Cat Stevens (or whatever he's called these days)
It's lovely to know that the Islamic 'militants' (God bless 'em) have "brought a semblance of order to Somalia after years of anarchy".
So that's alright, then.
What is actually the matter with these MSM people?
Are they mentally ill, retarded, or what?
Anyone got any ideas?
According to the BBC, it's back up, but cannot play any music. Useful for spreading propaganda I suppose.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5334258.stm
"Those Islamic Militants are a real party - no nuffin! What would John Lennon do?"
Posted by: MP
He'd probably write a song called "Imagine...Wait, No, Don't Imagine".
"Well, me an Paul were just sitting around, like, and we thought to ourselves: didn't Ringo just get executed for heresy last week? And so we felt that we should put together a song about that, and about what islam means to us, and especially about how it's best to just shut up and not say nothin'. Seems that's best. Don't you agree, George? George?"
Prophet Geoff
Geoff - if you're referring to George as in Galloway...the answer is 'yes'. I watched him on memri.org the other day as he was trying to raise funds among The Brothers watching al-Jazeera. I assume for his re-election coffer, but I don't know for sure. Galloway is a plague on both houses... the house of commons and the house of lords. God save the Queen - she's going to need help if Galloway is a harbinger of things to come.
Rule Britannia... ???
It sounds to me that this area is ripe for a nice pirate radio station, broadcasting from a nice safe place. Besides playing the sexiest of songs, (Madonna, Britney, etc.) anti-sharia shows would be cool. And the best part is watching the morons running Somalia, throw temper tantrums because they would be helpless to stop it. I love to watch these extremists' blood pressure go through the roof.
I think they could clandestinely broadcast playboy tv. JUST image Akmed catching junior watching the Playboy channel. ALLAH AKBAR!!!
exsgtbrown - you know most of the men would dig it until someone saw them watching..
man - just think of the fun it would be to send pirated signals over all electronic media forms... that would be outstanding.