Islamic Court Bans Women from Mogadishu Beach

Fox News ^ | 10-20-06 | Edcoil

[edcoil]

MOGADISHU, Somalia — An Islamic court banned women from swimming at the main beach in the capital to keep women from mingling with men, an official said Friday.

"We stopped women from swimming because it is against the teaching of Islam for women to mingle with men, especially while they are swimming," said Sheikh Farah Ali Hussein, chair of a northern Mogadishu Islamic court.

Miriam Isse watched others swimming in the Indian Ocean Friday.

CountryWatch: Somalia

"They cannot prevent us from our right to swim in the sea," she said. "What is wrong with us enjoying ourselves like men? That is clear discrimination."

Somali women usually swim fully clothed. Somali men, however, swim in trunks, at times bare-chested or wearing vests.

Hard-line Islamic leaders' militia have swept through most of southern Somalia since taking over Mogadishu in June. Their sometimes strict and often severe interpretation of Islam has raised the specter of Afghanistan's ousted Taliban regime, and contrasts with the moderate Islam that has dominated Somali culture for centuries. They have introduced public executions and floggings of convicts.

[edcoil]

What a wonderful religon, I keep wondering where our feminest are fighting this. I also keep hearing how so many families are converting to Islam and wonder

What is in in for our mothers, sisters, wive's and daughters.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

"What is wrong with us enjoying ourselves like men?"

Well, duh. You are a Muzzie woman, ergo you are second-class, you are chattel, you have no rights. Why in the world would a muzzie woman think she has any rights under sharia?

[Jeff Chandler]

The feminists hate American Christians, not primitive third world societies.

[YOUGOTIT]

And the left-wing democrats want them to win. A lot of jobs will open up because Islamic law forbids women from working outside the home and they need to stay home because their are 4 or more wives.

[Gordongekko909]

Bookmark.

[fhlh]

coming soon to a US city near you....

[Mrs Ivan]

These people are utterly insane.

[ladtx]

...it is against the teaching of Islam for women to mingle with men...

Then where do all the little Muzzies come from? Hmmmmmmmmmm?

[Proud_USA_Republican]

You can thank the Saudis for all this. They are bankrolling this little whahabbist takeover project in Somolia.

Up next, Sudan style genocide against any non-muslim in that country.

[Man50D]

Two Arab mothers are sitting in the cafe chatting over a pint of goat's milk. One starts flipping through pictures, and they start reminiscing.

"This is my oldest son, Mohammed. He's 24 years old now." "Yes, I remember him as a baby," says the other mother cheerfully. "He's a martyr now though," the first mum confides. "Oh, so sad dear," says the other.

"And this is my second son, Kalid. He's 21." "Oh, I remember him," says the other happily. "He had such curly hair when he was born." "He's a martyr too," says his mum quietly."Oh gracious me ..." says the other.

"And this is my third son. My baby. My beautiful Ahmed. He's 18," she whispers."Yes," says the friend enthusiastically, "I remember when he first started school". "He's a martyr also," says mum, with tears in her eyes.

After a pause and a deep sigh, the second mother looks wistfully at the photographs and says... "They blow up so fast, don't they?"

[kromike]

Somali women usually swim fully clothed. Somali men, however, swim in trunks, at times bare-chested or wearing vests.

Whatta backwards, 7th-century religion. Hey, you-fascists-with-small-penises...why not go for broke:

* women are forbidden from bathing. Muslim men will fall into temptation-frenzy if they suspect a female may be naked in the next room.
* women are forbidden from using the bathroom facilities. Muslim men will fall into temptation-frenzy if they suspect a female's forbidden areas are exposed in the next room. All excess body fluids must be removed via intravenous methods.
* Muslim female babies cannot be born naked.
* Muslim women must give birth via C-section because of their "naughty parts".
* Muslim women must conceive children via IVF because of their naughty parts.
* All explicit text references/pictures/drawings/etc., past present & future, to female body parts must be destroyed immediately as it's offensive to Allah. In their place, you will use the terms "thingies" and "naughty area", although this is also rife with risk as Muslim males may THINK about these generic terms and once again submit to temptation-frenzy.

'nuff said.

[VeniVidiVici]

"They cannot prevent us from our right to swim in the sea," she said. "What is wrong with us enjoying ourselves like men? That is clear discrimination."

It's obvious this one knows nothing of tolerance and diversity.

[Ax]

This may be a good thing for the Somali ladies.

Some years ago, I was involved in staffing our unit in Mogadiscio (Italian spelling), and I read in the State Department Post Report that going to the beach there can be very dangerous. There is an abbatoir nearby, and the runoff went directly into the ocean near the beaches. Blood in the water plus the sharks in the water is not a good mixture, and Somali citizens were regularly "disappeared."

[alloysteel]

I thought American Christians WERE one of the primitive third world societies. After all, aren't they also knuckle-draggers? And what is more primitive than that?
< /sarcasm >

[AdvisorB]

Does that mean Miss Turkey, a good little Muslim girl, won't be allowed on the beach?

[Constitutions Grandchild]

Eggzactly!!!

[kromike]

You may have a point. If we could only train sharks to exclusively snack on Muslim males, life around the world would steadily improve...

[stop_fascism]

We stopped women from swimming because it is against the teaching of Islam for women to mingle with men...

So, why not stop men from swimming?

[2001convSVT]

Bingo, we have a winner. That is exactly why women can not!!!

[Rummyfan]

You are a Muzzie woman, ergo you are second-class, you are chattel, you have no rights.

islam, where women are treated like livestock, and vice versa!