Somalian Hardliners Ban World Cup Broadcast

The nascent Islamist regime in Mogadishu has moved to block Somalis from viewing the World Cup Football tournament. This is just another reminder of how repressive Islamist systems are, and how thankful those not living under them should be.

Hardline Islamic courts shut cinema halls and barred residents from watching the World Cup, prompting scores of civilians to protest the ban in which two people were killed, court officials and residents have said.

The JIC deputy chairman AbdulKadir Ali Omar said the Islamic tribunals would crackdown on halls that defy the order to show western films and video, including the World Cup.

"This is war against all people who show films that promote pornography, drug dealing and all forms of evil," Omar told AFP.
"We shall not even allow the showing of the World Cup because they corrupt the morals of our children whom we endeavor to teach the Islamic way of life," he added.

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