Al shabaab forces women to attend ‘jihad’ lectures and forced to marry foreigners

Mogadishu (tf.sf) – Al shabaab movement continued imposing their strict orders on Somali women in IDPs camps just out side of Mogadishu.Al shabaab fighters, who recently took over Afgoye corridor where hundreds of thousands of displaced Somali families, live, on Thursday imposed on Somali women to come to squares just out outside of Mogadishu city to listen their addresses talking about what they called the ongoing jihad in the capital.A woman, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told media that al shabaab ordered all women to come out Fridays and Thursday in order to listen to Islamic lectures shedding light on holly war against what al shabaab call invading African Christians and apostate governmentShe also indicated the women should wear full-length body coverings and yashmaks when coming to the lecture squares.The rebel group has now turned to abuse of women and other vulnerable Somalis especially those in IDP camps.Women have in particular been forced to marry foreigners supporting alshabab rebels, not to wear brassiers, not to work and to participate in forced provision of their children to fight for the rebels.