tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post7958688194699929333..comments2024-03-20T19:23:09.857+02:00Comments on Notes from underground: Christmas holiday in Somalia?Steve Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-77046456575627652522007-01-06T02:10:00.000+02:002007-01-06T02:10:00.000+02:00Since the population of Somalia is 99,9% Muslim, I...Since the population of Somalia is 99,9% Muslim, I don't think the introduction of Sharia law there woudl necessarily be a bad thing, at least as alternative to self-seeking warlords. In pluralist societies like Sudan or Nigeria it is a different matter.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-46039412242703631392007-01-05T07:55:00.000+02:002007-01-05T07:55:00.000+02:00It may be that the writer intends us to understand...It may be that the writer intends us to understand that the "cover" was in the West, as our eyes were likely elsewhere than the Horn of Africa, at least as far as the general public goes. In the same way, the new Speaker of the House in the US let Rep. John Conyers off the hook for ethics violations over the holidays.<br /><br />What is more concerning in that article is the author's assertion that the UIC is a good thing because it has brought law and order to Somalia. Law and order may be good things, but at the price of sharia, I would beg to differ.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07288330419297657142noreply@blogger.com