islamic courts will monitor films shown in cinemas.

[Somaliman%]

Mogadishu, Aug. 4 (AP): Islamic leaders in a town just outside the capital have banned "immoral and offensive" films, an official said today, increasing the reach of the strict form of Islam practiced by fundamentalist who have seized control of southern Somalia.

Outdoor theaters using digital projectors have become a popular form of entertainment in Somalia, but officials from the Supreme Islamic Courts Council have shut down many of them for showing films they have deemed immoral. The council has consolidated power over most of southern Somalia in recent months.

"Immoral and offensive films cannot be screened in cinemas," said Abdullah Jama Siyad, an official in Afgoye, 30 km northwest of Mogadishu. "We shall censor all films before they are viewed in cinemas."

The Islamic council is a coalition of local Islamic courts, each of which controls a specific area and can decide how to best interpret Islamic law. Others courts have banned movie viewing all together and some shut down theaters that showed broadcasts of international soccer's World Cup.

The council has established courts in most of southern Somalia, challenging the official, internationally backed government that controls only the central town of Baidoa, 240 km northwest of Mogadishu.

The government showed growing signs of imminent collapse yesterday after another Cabinet minister and two junior ministers resigned, bringing to 39 the number of defections over Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi's handling of the standoff with the Islamic Council.

[Intellectualsomali]

Every country has a censorship on movies shown. I just hope they censor the cheap indian movies, the gun tonting american movies.

When will they ban qaad? Now, that will be something.

[kambuli]

Bravo, good job

Walaahay waxaa la ii sheegey in miyiga xataa lagu daawado filimada xunxun.... If there is a generator there is film xun... Reer miyigii ayaaba shaqo ka dhigtey.... OO uun ku dheegagey

[mahamed99_sex]

banning qaad.i dont think that is gonna happend.cuz alot people are g onna go crazy.

[Intellectualsomali]

Kambuli, ma ogtahay waxaa loola degaalsanyahay shineemooyinka? Ardeydii iskoolada, kuwa dugsiyada iyo kuwa kaleba intaay fasalada aadi lahaayeen ayaay galaan.

Waa wax afka gaalada lagu yiraahdo ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR.

[Adanna]

IntelectualSomali...that will never happen. Banning jaad is a suicide move........and they are just a bunch of power greedy populists....

[Sir-Luggoyo]

Somaliman

So what is your opinion about this and where do you stand? You just can't post a thread and leave without your tow cent input. I know you are not a fan of the Wadaado but I just wanna know exactly where you stand in this "sensitive" issue

[Alluring]

Banned

Perfume

Banned

Soft drinks

Banned

Soccer Games

[Somaliman%]

if your adament to know my views on this...yeh i think it's a good way of regulating movies..after all we dont want things to get out of hand do we...am anti porn movies...and children shouldnt be allowed to watch such films.....

i mean look at the bright side atleast they didnt ban all cinemas, which is what i was scared of...
atleast this way everyone will know where they stand on issue...

i think it's good news...

[kambuli]

Alluring,

Waa markii aanu is qabsan lahayn aniga iyo wadaaddadu.... banning Perfume aa

Intellectual,

I have no problem with seeing a movie.... But banning the bad stuff is

[highclass]

[quote="mahamed99_sex"]banning qaad.i dont think that is gonna happend.cuz alot people are g onna go crazy.[/quote]

But They will do that...Said barre tried doing that, Everyone went wild..

[AbdiWahab252]

As long as they don't Ban MJ chicks like Allure, its all good !

[Steeler [Crawler2]]

If they ban hollywood and bollywood movies, what's left? Are they going to torture Somalis with art house films?

[QansaGabeyle]

"But They will do that...Said barre tried doing that, Everyone went wild.."

That is how the SNM was created. Even Mohamed Mooge took up a gun because he could not stand his daily marduuf being banned.

[xoogSADE14]

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