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17 April 2009 Kismayu — The Islamist insurgent
forces in the port town of Kismayu about 500
kilometers south of the Somali capital Mogadishu have
destroyed about 100 of Indian graves in the town,
witnesses told Shabelle radio on Thursday.
The Islamic administration officer for the
destruction of the graves in Kusmayu town said that
the forces conducted operations in the town and
destroyed at least 91 graves those were buried by
Indian people who lived in Isku-Filan neighborhood in
the town adding that the people burried in those
graves were Shiate.
The Islamist officer told reporters that they
collapsed the graves for reasons that they were not
good to be there and against the religion of Islam
adding that the residents were taking part the
operations collapsed the Indian graves in Kismayu town
today.
It is second time that the Islamic administration
in Kismayu town in Lower Jubba region destroys graves
around the town in Lower Jubba region and the move is
part of the administration' decision of destroying
graves those are visited by the people.
Islamists Urges Women to Take
Veil
The Islamist administrators of al-Shabab in Baidoa
town 250 kilometers south of the Somali capital
Mogadishu has urged the women to take veil and ordered
all business people to close their business centers at
the time of the prayers, officials said on Wednesday.
Sheik Abdi Asis, member of Al-shabab officials in
Bay and Bakol regions told the reporters in Baidoa
town that they issued many edicts including all the
women in Baidoa town to halt taking the transparent
clothes and take a veil and to close the business
centers by the tome of the prayer.
"All the women in Baidoa town should take the veil
and stop dressing transparent clothes. Women wearing
transparent clothes can not be seen in the town and
also walk through the streets in the town. We are also
telling all the merchants to close the doors of their
business centers in the town at the times of prayers.
If any business centre is seen being opened in Baidoa
town it will be closed for 5 days," Sheik Abdi Asis
said. If also unveil woman is seen through the streets
of the town, she will be detained for at least 12
hours. He added.
It is unclear how these declarations will be
contemplated in Baidoa town thought there had been
several edicts that Al-shabab administration imposed
earlier which failed to be considered in the town. |
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