First Execution by Shariah Court In Somalian Port City Carried Out

In the Somalian port of Kismayo, the first punishment under Shariah law since the Islamist al-Shabaab militia took control of the city in August has been carried out. Bloomberg.com reports that on Monday, 23-year old Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow was executed by stoning after being convicted of committing adultery-- an offense to which she had confessed. A Shariah Court judge said that Duhulow was "happy with the punishment" under Islamic law.