Ahmed Quick posts in full the testimony of George Washington University Professor David H. Shinn, State Department coordinator for Somalia, on the emerging system of Islamic courts in Somalia [1]. “Many Somalis…welcomed the forced departure from Mogadishu several weeks ago of most of the bickering warlords by the Islamic court supported militias,” he told the sub-committee on African affairs.
Somalia: Congressional testimony
· Written by Luisetta Mudie
Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Somalia, Governance, Law, Politics, Religion