THE CONCEPT OF THE ISLAMIC Courts, owes its origins to lawlessness that engulfed Somalia following the break up of government in 1991
Initially, the Courts were clan-based units that operated in various neighbourhoods of Mogadishu and was limited to dispensing Sharia-based justice in the absence of government institutions, and was seen as the only way the clans could deal with criminals in their midst.
The Islamic courts was first introduced in 1992 in the Medina area, near the international airport, where marauding gangs were looting people's property with impunity. Religious elders met and decided that the only way to reign in criminals was to introduce religious courts to dispense justice based on Islamic law.
Soon after, other clans who live in various parts of the city followed suit. Security improved and criminal activities dropped sharply. [More..]
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