Somalis practiced moderate tolerant Islam with open romance before militancy

Evidence

Before the militants, before the extremism, Somalis had practiced their faith with moderation and tolerance, where flirtation and romance were done out in the open and encouraged. — Alexis Okeowo, A Moonless, Starless Sky, 257

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Alexis Okeowo, A Moonless, Starless Sky, 257
• XREF: connects to: US counterterrorism policies radicalized disaffected Somali youth into insurgency — Alexis Okeowo, A Moonless, Starless Sky, 250; Northern and southern Somalis practice the same Islam through different social forms; The Qadiriya and Ahmadiya orders divided Somali religious affiliation by 1900 — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 198 (+1 more)