Somalis Protest Against Islamic Militants

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By Tayo Adelaja

Published: April 3, 2010

Somalis Protest Against Islamic Militants

Adetayo Adelaja

Hundreds of angry demonstrators took to the streets of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on Monday March 29^th to protest against the Shabab, a militant Islamist insurgent group that controls half of south central Somalia. The group, which included men, women and children, was led by moderate Sufi clerics. The Shabab are losing support among local people for their harsh interpretation of Islam, which includes amputation as punishment for theft. The Shabab have also stoned adulterers and flogged women for not being fully veiled. The Sufi population are also angered by the fact that the Shabab have recently dug up the remains of seven revered Sufi clerics. One Sufi cleric, Sheik Abdulkadir Mohamed Somow, of the moderate Islamic group, Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama, called upon Somalis to wage a holy war against the Shabab.

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