Gambia bans music during ramadan

Tommy Monk wrote:

Banjul – The Gambia has banned music, dancing and drumming during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on pain of being arrested – and people are complying, police said.

Ordinary citizens in the small west African country – whose president declared it an Islamic state in December – are being urged to report anyone seen engaging in the activities to authorities, a spokesperson said on Monday.


http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/gambia-bans-drumming-dancing-and-music-during-ramadan-20160614

Tommy Monk wrote:

Banjul – The Gambia has banned music, dancing and drumming during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on pain of being arrested – and people are complying, police said.

Ordinary citizens in the small west African country – whose president declared it an Islamic state in December – are being urged to report anyone seen engaging in the activities to authorities, a spokesperson said on Monday.


http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/gambia-bans-drumming-dancing-and-music-during-ramadan-20160614

Ben Reilly wrote:

Tommy Monk wrote:

Banjul – The Gambia has banned music, dancing and drumming during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on pain of being arrested – and people are complying, police said.

Ordinary citizens in the small west African country – whose president declared it an Islamic state in December – are being urged to report anyone seen engaging in the activities to authorities, a spokesperson said on Monday.


http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/gambia-bans-drumming-dancing-and-music-during-ramadan-20160614

Crazy, we have Baptists all throughout the South over here who still think dancing is evil, and lots of churches that ban musical instruments.

And then there's the white supremacist leaders who forbid their supporters from listening to music created by non-whites ...