January 29, 2010 - Sharia law does not permit sex outside of marriage, speaking with members of the opposite sex, listening to music, and now, video games. With no outlet to release, no wonder frustrated, hormone-driven young Muslim men are being lured to jihadi training camps. Somalia's Islamist insurgents on Thursday banned video games, one of the last forms of entertainment left for local youth, arguing they were destroying the country's social fabric. The Hezb al-Islam group, currently engaged in a deadly insurgency against the internationally-backed federal government, made the announcement in a statement circulated in the areas it controls. "Starting two days after this statement's date of issue, all video game playing centres in the areas under Hezb al-Islam control should be closed and playing video games will be prohibited," it said. "Video games are designed in such a way that they destroy our social traditions and for that reason, anybody found ignoring this order will be punished and equipment will be confiscated," it said. Click below for story.
No wonder the Islamic world has such anger management problems. They have no outlet for much of anything except anger.
Posted by: joe-six-pack | January 29, 2010 at 07:35 AM