Saalax Posted August 14, 2013 Wednesday, August 14, 2013 Somali women have taken to carrying weapons to the beach to ward off sexual harassment, it's reported. They're plagued by men at the Lido resort, in the capital Mogadishu, according to the Garoweonline website. Describing the beach's "buzzing and pulsating atmosphere", the report says many women come with families, while others sell ice cream or drinks. It quotes one woman as saying they're always pestered by "rude men" and are often offended, angered or sexually harassed. Extra police have been deployed to the resort to protect young women, says the news outlet, based in the semi-autonomous Puntland region. A woman holds a machete as she enjoys the surf with a friend and two children at Lido beach Sexual violence has been a growing problem in Somalia in recent years, with some of the 1.1 million people displaced by conflict - and often living in tarpaulin shacks - particularly at risk. Despite this, the authorities and media have been accused of not taking rape seriously. The founder of the Sister Somalia organisation, which runs a rape crisis centre in Mogadishu, told al-Jazeera news in January that it dealt with up to seven new victims a week. The UN recorded 1,700 rapes in the capital's 500 camps last year, many thought to have been carried out by security forces. http://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2013/Aug/30733/somalia_women_take_weapons_to_beach_for_protection.aspx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hobbesian_Brute Posted August 14, 2013 Somali and indian men are disgusting. its like they have never seen females, even fufus are better than them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Blondy Posted August 14, 2013 maybe they are fishing? :confused: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naxar Nugaaleed Posted August 14, 2013 looool @alpha On a serious note though, there are weapons and then there is bangad, how does one swim with that in hand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Blondy Posted August 14, 2013 ^ LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL@bangad what's that? don't tell me it's a machete? NNooow, inaar, you're a strange guy. you claim to be from Sanaag but speak coastal somali. caadi iska dhig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naxar Nugaaleed Posted August 14, 2013 Lol what would u call it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raula Posted August 17, 2013 protection by any means necessary. Alpha-its similar to machete but more of a farm tool/clearing grass/bushes than fighting. (google a picture of PANGA) many africans use it though as a weapon also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
