Protest against the movie about the prophet unites Muslims

30 September 2012 The Islamic Commission ciffers the attendance of the manifestation at around 10,000 people while the local governement presents a number of 700 to 800 people. It was a quiet ride, while several protesters clamored for “respect”. The Muslims of the autonomous city came yesterday to the streets to show their opposition to…

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Call to protest against the movie and the cartoon that offend the Prophet Mohammed

24 September 2012   The Islamic Commission of Melilla (CIM) has called for a demonstration on Saturday to protest against the movie and the cartoons that offend the Prophet Muhammad. The protest, which will leave at 18.00 from the Central Mosque to the Plaza of Spain, will be supported by the main opposition party in…

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Backlash for the anti-Islamic movie grows as Muslim organizations call for blasphemy law

25 September 2012   On the 19th of September 2012, around 100 leading Muslim scholars, spiritual leaders and representatives of major Muslim organizations gathered in Birmingham, “in response to the vilification of Islam by the outrageous film ‘Innocence of Muslims’”. In the gathering, a body called The Muslim Action Forum (MAF) formed to take united…

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France boosts embassy security over Muhammad cartoon

News Agencies – September 19, 2012   The French government stepped up security at its embassies across the Muslim world after a French satirical weekly published vulgar caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, inflaming global tensions over a movie insulting to Islam. The move by the provocative weekly Charlie Hebdo followed days of violent protests from…

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Reaction to Anti-Muslim movie in Germany

September 24   A large number of demonstrators has gathered in the streets of several German cities last weekend. Approximately 1000 Muslims have protested against the public show of the “Muhammad movie”, which was perceived as a religious insult. Last week, the right-wing extremist party Pro Germany had announced their intention to show the movie…

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