Waseem Hanif
Banned
Puppet Somali forces have begun seizing and even burning Muslim women's face veils in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, official sources and witnesses say. This is a measure taken by western backed puppet forces in Somalia. When the city was under the Islamic Courts' control in the second half of 2006, women were ordered to cover their heads.
Backed by Ethiopian troops, tanks and warplanes, Somali forces ousted the Islamic Courts' leaders in January and are trying to secure the capital after a surge of fighting. Every policeman and government soldier has orders to confiscate veils from veiled women. Most Somali women traditionally cover their heads but leave their faces unveiled.
Near the main Tarbuunka Square, a Somali woman was seen removing her face covering before approaching a government checkpoint where one soldier clutched several of the black veils, which cover the face and leave only the eyes visible. Mogadishu residents said puppet government troops and police had been forcibly removing face veils and publicly destroying them.
A senior cleric, who declined to be named for fear of reprisals, urged the government to be sensitive. The government has to undertake it very carefully. They should use women to frisk and unveil women, not men.
Veil or Niqab is an Islamic code of dress and it should be respected. The unimaginable torture by the puppet forces on Muslim sisters is a disgusting act. Instead of listening to western infidel regimes, they should work for the upliftment of Somali and its people.
KC
Backed by Ethiopian troops, tanks and warplanes, Somali forces ousted the Islamic Courts' leaders in January and are trying to secure the capital after a surge of fighting. Every policeman and government soldier has orders to confiscate veils from veiled women. Most Somali women traditionally cover their heads but leave their faces unveiled.
Near the main Tarbuunka Square, a Somali woman was seen removing her face covering before approaching a government checkpoint where one soldier clutched several of the black veils, which cover the face and leave only the eyes visible. Mogadishu residents said puppet government troops and police had been forcibly removing face veils and publicly destroying them.
A senior cleric, who declined to be named for fear of reprisals, urged the government to be sensitive. The government has to undertake it very carefully. They should use women to frisk and unveil women, not men.
Veil or Niqab is an Islamic code of dress and it should be respected. The unimaginable torture by the puppet forces on Muslim sisters is a disgusting act. Instead of listening to western infidel regimes, they should work for the upliftment of Somali and its people.
KC
