Islamist militants al-Shabab have banned teachers using bells to signal the end of class in the town of Jowhar, 56 miles north of Mogadishu

Al-Shabab said the bells sounded too much like Christian church bells. This comes after a recent order by the Hizbul-Islam group that radios stop playing music because it is un-Islamic. In the past, Islamist militants have banned watching films and football, as well as musical mobile phone ring-tones. They have also carried out amputations and lashings for theft and stonings for adultery.