A timely interview on events in Somalia at altmuslim.com, Austin’s moderate Muslim digital magzine:
"Somalis, by nature, are very suspicious of foreign powers, especially those with a theological bent on ruling the country. Even though groups in Saudi Arabia were successful in funding and arming most of this [Islamic Courts] movement, they really did not succeed in convincing the Somali people to join their movement. As soon as they were defeated, music blasted in every radio station in Mogadishu and women again wore their traditional Somali dresses."
Worth a read. Unless you prefer your details from the Sunni News Service, otherwise called the BBC.
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