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Somalia: abroad Somali communities urged to return home for Jihad
Wed. October 11, 2006 09:43 am. -
Mohamed Abdi Farah
(SomaliNet) The Islamic Courts who are controlling most of southern Somalia have urged on Wednesday Somali communities in abroad to join their efforts to the holy war already declared by the Islamists to defend the country from infidels.
Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, the leader of executive council of Islamic Courts made the statement in an occasion happened in north of Mogadishu where members from Somali community in Sweden donated $7,000 to Islamic Courts. The money was collected from Somalis in Sweden.
“I am appealing to all Somali communities in abroad to take part in the Jihad operation against the Ethiopian troops who want to occupy our land,” Sheikh Ahmed said. “I am telling you that Somalis had done a lot for the current leadership of Ethiopia. We know that former Somali government helped Meles Zenawi to study in Mogadishu and launch his rebellion mission from here but it is misfortune that in return Zenawi rewarded us with constant interference in Somalia,”
Sheikh Ahmed also accused the Ethiopian government of destroying the peace in Somalia. “Somalis would not accept that Ethiopia enjoys peace while Somalis suffers and I hope the victory will lastly be with us Insha Allah,”
Also in the meeting, Sheik Fuad Mohamed Qalaf, the head of educational department of Islamic Courts spoke to the members of Somali community in Sweden saying that he was so happy to see some of his friends in Sweden in Mogadishu and urged all Somalis to return into their home country.
“I am calling on all Somali communities in countries of infidels to move to their country Somalia with their children and families,” Sheik Fuad who has Swedish citizenship said adding that he would never return to Sweden.
Sheikh Mohamed Qalaf in his 30s, who has been living in Sweden for 10 years and was the imam of a mosque in Stockholm, Sweden, said it was very bad to live in the countries of infidels or western nations.
He said that he had already moved from Sweden with his family and warned the rest of Somalis in Europe to live longer there.
Ahmed Sadaq, one of the five members from Somali community in Sweden who has also addressed the meeting welcomed the Islamic activities in Somalia saying that he spotted in his eyes the changes in the capital done by the Islamists.
“it more appreciated to see peace and security in Mogadishu and also see Mogadishu sea and air port working properly,” he said “it was incredible that I and some of my friends from abroad to land in the international airport in the Mogadishu for the first time in 16 years and that was a job done Islamic Courts,”
“I am telling all Somali Muslims in western countries for two maters, firstly to join in the Jihad to protect the country from outside enemy, Jihad means to defend the Islamic religion, fighting against the crusaders and secondly to move their children from countries of infidels because it is the greatest loss for Somalis to live in countries of non-Muslims and also to offer their property in defending the Islam,” Sheik Mohamed Qalaf using strong language said.
His statement comes as many Somalis particularly young people madly seeking ways to go into western countries fleeing the crisis in their country.
When you go through the capital of Mogadishu, most of young people shows you that they are I the process of leaving the country heading to abroad to gain life improvements after facing many problems as they believe.
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