Somalia: Islamists Whip Women For Wearing Bras

Reuters:

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's hardline Islamist group al Shabaab has publicly whipped women for wearing bras they say violate Islam by constituting a deception, north Mogadishu residents said Friday.

Read the whole story: Reuters

Comments

[janeycat]

This is horrible what are they going to take away from them next.... their hair brushes ???
its about as foo_lish !!!

[Retrofuturistic]

I guess they think wearing a bra is too titillatin­g....

[MizLiz]

Come to think of it, the former post won't make it...too many flagged words, I think.

[MizLiz]

LOL! I knew it! Too bad, you guys, it was a really good post too. But you're just too innocent to read it!

[levoyageur]

it is heart breaking reading this article. it seems like somalia is headed into becoming another afghanistan.

[Synthon]

Barbaric. The Prophet is rolling over in his grave.

[DannyGee]

where is the outrage from the feminist left?

[escribacat]

Nothing like a se xual as sault under the guise of religion.

[Caliwoman]

The worst of cultism masking itself as respect for a creator. I have to give up on organized religions.

[Bardmess]

Somalia has what Republicans want desperately, little or no government. Whoever holds the gun gets to make the rules. NRA would love it too. Hurry, don't wait. Go there now and enjoy life without the Big Bad Government.

[brady61995]

they have enough money to buy the country and hire blackwater to protect them, i think they should go.

[Khirad]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QDv4sYwjO0

[ILuvBubbles]

And Christianity?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/dec/09/tracymcveigh.theobserver

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/18/nigeria.child.witchcraft/index.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/15/world/africa/15witches.html

Isn't doing any better around the world!

[CitizenKane16]

You are so right on this. Thanks for these great articles - very informative.

[Khirad]

Have to say this reminds me of the good ol' Maleus Maleficarum, lascivious desires of "God's defenders" masked by purported righteous goals.

[invirginia]

They sell bras in Somalia?

[Horst]

There's a Victoria's Secret in Mogadishu.­...

[chayefsky]

C'mon Somali women. The pigs have to sleep sometime and remember the saying, "Revenge is a dish best served cold."

[janeycat]

Best post of the day award

[eweqo]

that's nothing. liberals whip up hate against conservative women. reserving their worst for minority women who are conservative.

[brady61995]

you cant compare women being beat for wearing bras to the politics of america. look at the republican base and scandels. republicans have no respect for woman at all. they use them to get votes. you are way off base

[ILuvBubbles]

We should return to the founding fathers - you know the guys that didn't allow women to vote or hold property, they treated women like property.

[CitizenKane16]

Please tell me you're kidding. You actually want to try to compare American politics to the abuse suffered by women in third world countries? Seriously????

[brady61995]

there is no way to compare the acts of violence to american politics that was my point. eweqo needs to stick with fox news blogs

[laborgrunt]

The Shabab are a terrible bunch and are a true scourge to all of Somalia. I hope their defeat occurs real soon.
With that said, I truly doubt the veracity of this story. Im sorry it just doesnt pass the sniff test for me. Think about it, Somalia is an off the beaten path country and any reporter with a computer can create a story and sell it as fact.

[Usama]

So what did the Shabab 'government' have to say about this, or is HP above actually investigating accusations and instead just reports what people say in the street?

BTW, The fact that the US govt says Shabab are Al Qaida proxies in Somalia, does that mean you can report anything anyone says about Somalia in order to justify the next American invasion?

And all you Pavlovian dogs that read something here and immediately conclude its true, how is it living in your mother's basement?

[chayefsky]

Ah yes. Now I remember! This si the same place where a mob of big, tough men buried a little girl who had been raped up to her neck then turned her to mush by throwing stones at her. Well, I know where I'M going for my next vacay. Mogadishu, Somalia, the garden spot of of the African continent.