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| Southeast Asia |
| Malaysian Muslim party protests at British, US embassies |
| 2007-06-29 |
| About 300 Islamic opposition party activists staged peaceful protests outside the British and U.S. embassies in Malaysia on Friday, denouncing London's decision to grant a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie and Washington's policies in the Middle East. Dozens of riot police backed by a water cannon-equipped truck guarded Kuala Lumpur's diplomatic enclave, as members of the fundamentalist Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, or PAS, the country's main opposition group, marched to the British High Commission following afternoon prayers at a nearby mosque. Protesters spent 15 minutes outside the building, chanting slogans such as "Crush Salman Rushdie" and waving posters that read "Unite for Islam," "Death penalty for Salman" and "Salman Rushdie Get Lost From This World." One poster bore a caricature of Rushdie with horns on his head. It was the second time that PAS has protested outside the British mission over the knighthood decision. Muslims also have demonstrated over the issue in London, Pakistan and Iran. PAS members also rallied for 20 minutes outside the U.S. Embassy, shouting "Down with Bush!" and "Crush America!" PAS official Salbiah Abdul Wahab said the U.S. was trying to dominate Muslim countries and was interfering "all over the world." |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #2 No pictures of this Islamic love fest? Too bad. I love the pictures... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-06-29 12:00 |
| #1 "Down with Bush!" and "Crush America!" ??? WTF? We didn't knight anyone...did we? |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2007-06-29 10:19 |