Many people claim that Islam is not a religion. There is of course a strong case to be made either way as ultimately it boils down to definition of religion. Islam however, is clearly a form of psychopathology and probably a form of psychosis. The story below found through The Religion of Peace and the Opinionator.

Men whipped for shaving, women made to shake breasts:

Somali hardliners whip women for wearing bras

Jailed for defending his sister

The women were told to remove their bras and shake their breasts (File)

MOGADISHU (Reuters)

Somalia’s hardline Islamist group al-Shabaab has publicly whipped women for wearing bras they say violate Islam by constituting a deception, north Mogadishu residents said on Friday.

The insurgent group, which seeks to impose a strict form of sharia Islamic law throughout Somalia, amputated a foot and a hand each from two young men accused of robbery earlier this month. They have also banned movies, musical ringtones, dancing at wedding ceremonies and playing or watching soccer.

Residents said gunmen had been rounding up any woman seen with a firm bust and then had them publicly whipped by masked men. The women were then told to remove their bras and shake their breasts.

“Al-Shabaab forced us to wear their type of veil and now they order us to shake our breasts,” a resident, Halima, told Reuters, adding that her daughters had been whipped on Thursday.

“They first banned the former veil and introduced a hard fabric which stands stiffly on women’s chests. They are now saying that breasts should be firm naturally, or just flat.”

Officials of al-Shabaab, which Washington says is al-Qaeda’s proxy in the failed Horn of Africa state, declined to comment.

The group’s hardline interpretation of Islamic law has shocked many Somalis, who are traditionally moderate Muslims. Some residents, however, give the insurgents credit for restoring order to the regions under their control.

Al-Shabaab, which means “youth” in Arabic, control large swathes of south and central Somalia.