Iranian Schoolgirls Hold Protest against Anti-Islam Movie
Thousands of Iranian schoolgirls gathered at Tehran’s Azadi Square on September 30 to voice their anger over the anti-Islam film which insults the Prophet Muhammad.
More than five thousand female students formed a human chain around Azadi Square and chanted slogans against the United States and Israel.
“Some of the protesters here are Christians, Jews or from other minorities that we have in our schools,” an official of Iran’s Education Ministry, Ali Ezzati, told Press TV.
“I’ve come here today to say that we are all backing each other. We will not let anyone disrespect our Prophet. I’m backing my Prophet and our Leader to the end,” one of the students said.
“We’re all angry over the film that disrespects our Prophet and we will not stay quiet,” another student said.
Muslims in Iran, Turkey, Sudan, Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Morocco, Syria, Lebanon, Kuwait, Nigeria, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Australia,
Britain, the United States, France, Belgium, and several other countries have held many demonstrations to condemn the blasphemous movie over the past two weeks. Protests were also held in Kashmir and the Gaza Strip.
The anti-Islam movie is said to have been made with the help of the Zionist donations totaling 5 million dollars.
On September 11, U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other consulate staff members were killed in Benghazi after clashes involving a group of angry demonstrators near the consulate building.
The sacrilegious movie was followed by the publication of several cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad in the satirical French weekly Charlie Hebdo on September 19.
By Sadroddin Musawi
Other links:
Fresh Protests against Anti-Islam Film in Pakistan
Pakistani Lawyers Protest Anti-Islam Movie
Bangladeshi Protesters Condemn Film Insulting Prophet
Iraqis Hold Protest to Slam Anti-Islam Movie, Cartoons
