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Mogadishu, Somalia, Oct.
31, 2009 – Women who violate a radical brand of Islamic law are being
beaten by militants in control of parts of Somalia's capital of
Mogadishu, witnesses say.
Hooded al-Shabaab gunmen rounded up 50 women for failure to wear a veil
and more than 130 men and women were detained Thursday for violations
including failure to wear socks or chewing khat leaves, CNN reported.
"Just today, al-Shabaab dispatched men with whips to the streets around
Bakara market and they are flogging any woman who is found not wearing
socks," a female maize trader told CNN. "Most of these women were
vegetable traders, so they are poor and can't afford to buy veils."
Earlier this month, al-Shabaab militants in an area of northern
Mogadishu whipped women for wearing bras.
Al-Shabaab is considered a terrorist organization by the United States
because of its ties to al-Qaida.
Source: United Press International, Oct. 30, 2009
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