Somalia: Islamists Order Women in Dobley Town to Take Veil

Dobley, Somalia - The Islamic administration in Dobley town have ordered the women in the town in Middle Jubba region to take veil to cover their bodies and follow the Sharia law, witnesses and officials said on Friday.

Reports from the town say that more women in the town could be seen being in a line for sewing centers to stitch veil as the Islamic administration office in the town had recently warned that all the women were required to have a covering thought the town.

One of the Islamic administration officials in the town said that they warned to the women in the town to take it before 8 months ago and cover their bodies pointing out that it was an order from Allah Subhana Wa ta'ala and proved it in the Holy Kuran.

Asked about what will the person do if having no any money to but the clothes, the administration officials replied that they will buy it for the women who can not.

Earlier the Islamic administration in Dobley town had issued an order not to smoke and chew Kat in the markets and public areas in the town and close the business centers for praying hours which the people took it directly.

The Administration also called for the people to cling to and deal the Sharia law stressing that it was an obligation which Allah had ordered to his slaves.

How ever the case, all the people in the town including the scholars and traditional elders had welcomed the decision of the Islamic administration in Dobley town in southern Somalia.