More over-the-top Islamic weirdness

Rico says some things need no comment, and this AP article is no exception:

Somalis say Islamist insurgents have banned unrelated men and women from shaking hands, speaking, or walking together. Residents of the southern Somali town of Jowhar said Saturday that the al-Shabab insurgents threatened to whip, imprison, or execute anyone found breaking the recent edicts.
Resident Hussein Ali says he will no longer greet women he knows for fear of punishment.
Student Hamdi Osman says gunmen are searching buses for improperly dressed women or women traveling alone. She says she was once beaten for wearing Somali traditional dress instead of the long, shapeless black robes favored by the fighters.
The insurgents have already banned women from working in public, leaving many families completely destitute.

Rico says okay, one comment: this is gonna make dating hard in Somalia...