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March 20th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
The reopening of the theatre took place in the open air, the audience seated
inside the damaged shell of a building that had been constructed by the
Chinese in 1967. Onlookers applauded loudly for a comic sketch in which
actors used gallows humour to discuss daily life in Somalia. A fund-raising
drive has been launched to rehabilitate the building.
Somalia’s President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said that he hoped the
reopening would be a watershed moment in the quest for peace. “Somalia
has historic literary traditions that date back more than 700 years … and
I feel that resuming such traditions will play a role in the peace process,”
he said in an address at the event.
“Every person who came to the theatre yesterday was saying to al-Shabaab
that they are tired and that they want something different,” added Mr
Abdulle.
Roads leading to the theatre – which some Mogadishu residents fear could
become a target for al-Shabaab attacks – were closed for the event. Despite
territorial gains, al-Shabaab militants continue to infiltrate the city,
launching hit-and-run or suicide strikes.
On Sunday, mortars were fired at the presidential palace, at the heart of the
city and just a few hundred yards from the theatre, while last week a
suicide bomber killed at least five after detonating himself at the heart of
the government district.
Despite the ongoing threat of al-Shabaab, there is widespread hope that
Somalia may have reached a turning point.
Earlier this year, Britain
named its first ambassador to Somalia since 1991. And a high-profile
conference in London in February placed the country firmly on the
international agenda.
But for Somalia’s actors and performers, it is a major step just to be back on
the stage.
*With additional reporting by Abukar Albadri in Mogadishu
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