Tens of thousands protest against 'Charlie Hebdo'

By David Khoirul

Saturday, January 24, 2015

The mass demonstrations in the Muslim world against Mohammed drawings do not stop. In Iran, tens of thousands of people took to the streets, as in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India (Article picture). They were protesting against the cartoons of the French satirical magazine "Charlie Hebdo". It is a bit hard to cope with Muslim extremist all over the world.

Most rallies in Iran took place outside the capital Tehran after Friday prayers. On signs and flags the demonstrators expressed their respect for the Prophet Mohammed and criticized its "libel" by the satirical magazine. Chanting they shouted "Death to France!", "Death to Israel!", "Death to Britain", "Death of Charlie Hebdo!"

Burned French flags

In neighboring countries, there were mass protests. In the city of Herat in western Afghanistan at least 20,000 people demonstrated against the of "Charlie Hebdo" published cartoons of Mohammed. It was the largest such demonstration in Afghanistan.

The participants burned French flags and demanded an apology from Paris. "No Muslim can tolerate insults our beloved Prophet," said one of the protesters. In the capital, Kabul protesters threw stones at the French Embassy. Security guards gave then warning shots.

Our honor!"

In the Pakistani capital Islamabad, around 15,000 people participated in a demonstration against Islamist "Charlie Hebdo". They chanted "Our Prophet, our honor!" and "Behead the blasphemer!" Elsewhere, there was also of Islamist groups organized demonstrations with thousands of participants.

In the Indian part of the Muslim-dominated Kashmir unrest occurred after Friday prayers in violent clashes between "Charlie Hebdo" opponents of and the police. Officials in the city of Srinagar fired warning shots to drive a lot of demonstrating Muslims apart.

Muslims protest in Europe

But even in Europe there were protests against the cartoons. An imam in the predominantly Muslim town of Novi Pazar in Serbia claimed that the French satirical magazine have provoked the deadly attack by his cartoons themselves. "We are against terrorism", the Muslim clerics Irfan Malic said at a rally in front of about 5000 people. He added, however, those who had given the drawings in order, are to blame for the assassination of Paris.

Images of the Prophet Muhammad condemned by many Muslims as blasphemous. About a week ago had seemed "Charlie Hebdo" with a crying Mohammed on the cover that holds a sign of solidarity "Je suis Charlie" in his hands.

The newspaper responded with the Mohammed cartoon on the Islamist attack on 7 January in Paris, in which two assailants had killed twelve people in the editorial offices and in their subsequent escape. A standing with offenders in conjunction Another Islamist killed in the ensuing days in Paris and the suburbs total of five people.

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