Budgam protests blasphemous cartoon Budgam, Jan 23, CNS: Amid complete shutdown, massive protest demonstrations were held in central Kashmir’s Budgam district against the blasphemous sketch of Prophet (S.A.W) here on Friday. Soon after Friday prayers ended, hundreds of youth assembled outside Imam Bara at main town Budgam and took out a huge protest rally while marched through the main markets to protest against the French satirical magazine’s controversial cartoon. Raising anti- West and pro Islamic slogans, protesters appealed Muslim Ummah to condemn the blasphemous cartoons in strong words across the world. “Our Prophet Mohammad (PBUH is the message of humanity and dignity not only for millions of Muslims but for the whole humankind round the globe. If Islam is the body then the very soul of it is the holy Prophet (PBUH),” protesting youth told media persons. Protesters threatened that any attempt to disgrace Prophet would be dealt with stern action. “These acts are intolerable for Muslims. We love our Prophet more than our lives,” Mudassir Ahmad said. Meanwhile, protesters alleged that the Western media was hell- bent upon defaming the Islam through its anti- Islamic and anti- Muslim propaganda. “Muslims must understand that the so called super powers are busy in creating groups like ISIS, Boko Haram and other terrorist organizations only to defame the Islam. The West project these organizations as Islamic but while the reality is these terrorists groups have been deliberately created to defame our religion,” Kumayl Hyder said. Hyder said, “We condemn terrorism in all forms as Muslims are the most victims of terrorism be it in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Syria and other parts of Muslim world but unfortunately we are being labeled as terrorists,” he said. Protesters said that defending the controversial sketch by the Charli Hebdo magazine is highest form of terrorism in itself. Meanwhile, complete shutdown was also observed in the town to protest the blasphemous act. Protesters later on dispersed peacefully at Old Bus stand Budgam. (CNS)
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:14:54 +0000