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Somali Islamists Ban Band Music at Wedding Parties
2006-07-09
Militiamen loyal to Somali Islamic Courts on Friday raided a wedding party, beat a woman, and confiscated musical instruments in the capital Mogadishu as they enforced a ban on band music, officials and witnesses said yesterday. Around 20 heavily-armed militiamen stormed a house in Mogadishu's Huriwa neighborhood, fired shots in the air and confiscated musical instruments from a band entertaining guests at the wedding party, they said. Organizers said the militiamen said the band was performing "satanic" music contrary to the teachings of the Qur'an.
"And don't let us catch any of youse guys havin' no fun again!"
Posted by:Fred

#5  Air Guitars will so rule!
Posted by: Theresh Thrinenter5301   2006-07-09 21:11  

#4  Okay man do the bombbay door thing.
Doors open.
Books away!
10,000 copies of The Naked Lunch in downtown Mekka.

paraphrased from some semi-forgotten Firesign Theatre track.

Hummm... I used to have a linky.
:<
Posted by: 6   2006-07-09 07:50  

#3  I think we should try it.

Ranchy pr0n and kazoos away!
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2006-07-09 02:27  

#2  "We should carpet bomb these people with tapes of Marilyn Manson and klezmer music."

Indeed. I wonder how they would react to a plane load of porno mags and kazoos.

We should experiment.
Posted by: Clolurong Check5903   2006-07-09 01:50  

#1  "I've heard that there's a secret chord
that David played and it pleased the Lord,
but you don't really care for music, do you?"

-Leonard Cohen, "Hallelujah"

Naturally this bit of pious Islamic thuggery could not possibly have been accomplished without beating a woman and firing shots. You just can't shut down a dance party without a bit of the ultraviolence.

We should carpet bomb these people with tapes of Marilyn Manson and klezmer music.
Posted by: Baba Tutu   2006-07-09 01:11  

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