Sunday, December 06, 2009

Somalia or hell: who can tell?

'Islamist extremists have murdered yet another Christian after accusing him of trying to convert a teenage Muslim to Christianity. Mumin Abdikarim Yusuf's body was found in Mogadishu on November 14, more than a fortnight after he was abducted by Al Shabaab extremists. He had been tortured and shot. Al Shabaab, which is said to have links with al-Qaeda, controls much of southern Somalia and parts of the capital and is trying to impose strict Islamic law on this divided country.'

Ash Wednesday?

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