Update October 16th: Make those boobies shake or be whipped!
Although this Voice of America article contains deadly serious news from Somalia, you gotta have a laugh once in ahwile. It seems that Al-Shabaab, the Jihadists who have recruited American Somali former refugees to come and fight in Somalia, are laying down the (Shariah) law for parts of the country under their control.
Apparently Somali women are accustomed to covering up with colorful fabric, but Al-Shabaab is demanding they wear only the black head-to-toe covering (the abaya) that is common in Arab countries. But the nutty Islamists have gone one step further by dictating the undergarments of women under their control.
Al-Shabab militants control vast areas of southern Somalia, including several major districts in the capital Mogadishu, and have imposed laws based on the ultra-conservative Wahabist version of Islam practiced in Saudi Arabia. Al-Shabab has stoned women accused of adultery and amputated limbs of suspected thieves.
But Somalis say the militants have begun interpreting Islamic laws to levels that even many Saudis may consider harsh.
Somali women in Mogadishu say al-Shabab has warned them that they would face punishment if they wore bras under their abayas because the group considers bras to be Western garments and un-Islamic. And in the port town of Marka, just south of Mogadishu, young al-Shabab fighters are reportedly rounding up men and women who have silver or gold teeth [such teeth are forbidden adornments].
Don’t you just wonder who gets the job of doing the bra check! Hey, Somali ‘youths’ considering leaving the good life for Jihad in Africa, is this what you are fighting for?