In a typical Somali wedding, women wear brightly colored gowns, gold jewelry and elaborate hairstyles. They dance with men to the tunes of Somali love songs, performed by a vocalist and a pianist.Read it all here.
But in recent months, traditional wedding celebrations have been banned. Islamist groups have seized control in several parts of Somalia and say the restrictions are in line with the teachings of Islam.
Music and dancing are no longer allowed. The groups say Islam forbids the mingling of women and men. Somali Islamist militants carry their weapons as they patrol the streets of northern Mogadishu
Convoys carrying family and friends of the couple have also been banned, . The Islamists allow only three cars at a wedding and check to make sure the vehicles are carrying only the immediate families of the couple.
Islamist militant groups are adamant about imposing Islamic Sharia law in Somalia and banning any form of entertainment they deem to be un-Islamic.
No dancing, no music
Hussein Yusuf Anabore a long time wedding planner remembers how weddings used to be elaborate....
Islamist Militants Restrict Somali Wedding Celebrations
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