15 April 2010

Somalia's al-Shabab bans 'Christian' school bells

Handclaps are being used instead of school bells. slamist militants al-Shabab have banned teachers using bells to signal the end of class in the town of Jowhar, 90km (56 miles) north of Mogadishu. Al-Shabab said the bells sounded too much like Christian church bells. [BBC] Read more