Ringtones single out Talibans

From The Financial Times:

While difficult to differentiate the Taliban and their sympathisers from ordinary villagers out for an evening stroll, it is their mobile phone ringtones that give them away.

Ringtones featuring Islamic religious hymns have become a distinctive hallmark of the Taliban and other hardliners averse to music they consider unIslamic.

Related:

-- Kirkuk Ringtones Reflect Rivalries

-- In Iraq, having the wrong ringtone can get you killed

-- Baghdad Brigade Sunni militia look for mobile phones with “unIslamic” ringtones

emily | 8:41 AM | Political Ringtones |
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