Sophia Jones explores the bizarre fundamentalism of al-Shabab, a Somali-based terrorist group. al-Shabab now has banned Samosas, a form of pastry:
How can a seemingly harmless pastry be un-Islamic? Apparently, it's the shape. Samosas are fried in a triangular shape, which al-Shabab finds to be strikingly similar to the Christian Holy Trinity. … As Somalia starves to death, the militant group bans a staple food in East African culture as it is too "Christian." Humanitarian aid from Western organizations has been mostly outlawed, with UN famine reports called "sheer propaganda". Al-Shabab's outlandish rulings may cost millions of lives.
Christopher Anzalones gives a useful primer on the terrorist organization.
(Photo: A Somalian refugee girl queues in the registration area of the IFO refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya. The ongoing civil war in Somalia and the worst drought to affect the Horn of Africa in six decades has resulted in an estimated 12 million people whose lives are threatened. By Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
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