{"id":2517,"date":"2005-11-14T07:50:43","date_gmt":"2005-11-14T12:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=2517"},"modified":"2005-11-14T07:25:55","modified_gmt":"2005-11-14T12:25:55","slug":"no_bollywood_fo_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2005\/11\/14\/no_bollywood_fo_1\/","title":{"rendered":"No Bollywood for You!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have watched phil-ums<\/a> that made me want to gouge out my eyes with hot forks of displeasure<\/a>, but I’ve never felt homicidal because of celluloid. According to my beloved Beeb<\/a>, I OBVIOUSLY have nothing in common with Somali militia men:<\/p>\n\n

\nCalm has returned to the Somali capital Mogadishu after 11 people were killed and 20 wounded in weekend fighting.<\/blockquote>\n\n
The clashes pitted militia belonging to the Islamic courts against owners of cinemas showing dubbed Bollywood films.<\/strong><\/blockquote>\n\n

Obviously this horrible violence has nothing to do with the quality of a flick, but an extreme culture war over the qualities of the films and the activities related to them:<\/p>\n\n

The Islamic courts have been attempting to control the activities of the cinemas – accusing them of fuelling crime, drug abuse and immorality.<\/blockquote>\n\n

Somalia<\/a> has essentially been lawless for 14 years. What’s a little more immorality<\/a> on top of THAT?<\/p>\n\n

Last month, the court’s militia stormed a studio where Bollywood films were being translated and destroyed equipment.<\/blockquote>\n\n

I’m not quite sure what the honorable chairman from the state of fundamentalism means by the following quote:<\/p>\n\n

Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, the chairman of the Islamic courts, says they open from early in the morning showing “scandalous movies to children even not allowed by producers in their home country”. <\/blockquote>\n\n

First and last of all, what<\/em> scandal? The flouncing around gardens, peeking out from trees, getting close enough to sniff your dance partner but not kissing them even though the cut to a flower blooming might suggest exactly<\/em> such fornication? Sheikh, please. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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