Bangladeshi Protesters Condemn Film Insulting Prophet
Hundreds of people on September took to the streets in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka to protest against a U.S.-made film which insults Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.
The rally, headed by Islamic leaders, began after Friday prayers, but was prevented by riot police from reaching the U.S. Embassy.
The demonstrators dispersed peacefully following talks between rally organizers and the police.
Muslims in Iran, Turkey, Sudan, Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Kashmir, Pakistan, India, Iraq, Gaza, Morocco, Syria, Kuwait, Nigeria, Kenya, Australia, Britain, the United States, France, Belgium, and some other countries have held many demonstrations to condemn the blasphemous film.
Angry protesters across the globe demand an apology of the U.S. government over the anti-Islam movie.
The American-made anti-Islam movie is said to have been made with the help of the Zionist donations totaling five million dollars.
The sacrilegious movie was followed by the publication of several cartoons mocking Prophet Muhammad in the satirical French weekly Charlie Hebdo on September 19.
France has banned street protests against the controversial drawings.
Meanwhile, Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood political party has urged France to take legal action against Charlie Hebdo similar to that taken against Closer magazine for publishing topless pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge.
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has also expressed "shock and dismay", and warned the cartoons might trigger a new wave of anti-Western protests.
By Sadroddin Musawi
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