Bid to ban music from Somali radio sparks anger!!

Radio stations broadcasting out of Somalia face a dilemma this month after a powerful Islamist militant group ordered them to stop playing music.

Saying that the playing of music was un-Islamic, Hizbul-Islam announced on Saturday that stations had 10 days to take it off air.

The punishment for failing to comply was not specified but 11 radio stations based in the capital, Mogadishu, are thought to be directly affected.

If they drop music, they stand to lose listeners. If they ignore the warning, they face the wrath of the militants.

Music-lovers in the war-torn country are indignant at the idea they will not be able to tune into their favourite pop, which is largely recorded abroad, in North America and the UK.

However, there appear to be limits to Hizbul-Islam's ability to make good on any threat.

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