The_Munchmaster Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 A radio station run by Somalia's al-Shabab Islamist group has awarded weapons to children who won a Koran-reciting competition. Andulus radio, based near Mogadishu, gave the group which won first prize in the Ramadan contest an AK-47 rifle and the equivalent of $700 (£450). The second prize-winners received an AK-47 and $500, while the third prize was two hand grenades and $400. An al-Shabab official urged the children to use their guns to defend Islam Al-Shabab, linked to al-Qaeda, controls much of southern and central Somalia. It recently withdrew from the capital, Mogadishu, where the UN-backed government is in charge. Four children, aged 10-17, were chosen to represent each district in the competition held during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which ended in August. "Children should use one hand for education and the other for a gun to defend Islam," senior al-Shabab official Mukhtar Robow told the prize-giving ceremony in Elasha, 20km (12 miles) from Mogadishu. The children were also given religious books. The BBC's Mohamed Moalimu in Mogadishu says this is the third year the contest has been held. In previous years, when the competition was organised in the southern port of Kismayo, the first prize included an RPG (rocket-propelled grenade launcher). Somalia is currently suffering from a severe drought, which has been declared a famine in some areas run by al-Shabab. Al-Shabab is restricting access to many international aid groups, saying they have a political agenda and are exaggerating the scale of the drought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Imagine being 14 and given an AK-47 and more money than your village has ever seen.... T'were me - shit I'd have some fun I know that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 But Islam is a kind and loving faith, so the kids would never use their weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Hi, T'were me - shit I'd have some fun I know that.... In a strict Muslim country with Sharia law? Good luck Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 It's not that they are not able to have fun, it's just that they'd need an AK-47 and a fistful of dollars to do it First stop, camel market for a nice young only slightly violated camel, Second stop, assemble a posse, 3rd stop, shoot rival families' children, save for a daughter or two to become wife/slave 4th - well you get the idea... Disclaimer - this is humor, just in case someone thinks I'm a racist or other excrescence... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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