Somali Islamists ban songs
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Somali radio stations stopped playing music on Tuesday after hardline militants ordered stations to take songs off the air after the group labeled music as un-Islamic.
The edict is the latest unpopular order from Islamists, who have also banned bras, musical ringtones and movies. The order to stop the music echoes the Taliban's strict social rules imposed on Afghans beginning in the late 1990s. Somalia has a tradition of music and most residents greeted the ban with dismay. (AP)
