Lebanese Protest Anti-Islam Film
Thousands of people protested on September 22 in the southern Lebanese town of Bint J'beil against the film insulting Islam that has been blamed for the violent anti-American protests sweeping the Muslim world.
"This film that insults the Prophet is not merely a trivial creation carried out by a group, but American politics intended to be disseminated to the Western world," Hizbollah parliamentary representative Nawaf al-Moussawi told the crowd.
Women in black chadors carried colorful flags alongside young children holding the Holy Qur’an as they demonstrated.
Moussawi ruled out a backlash against Christians in multi-religion Lebanon, saying: "We participated with our Christian brothers wholeheartedly in the mass given by Pope Benedict XVI."
On September 21, following the prayers tens of thousands of Lebanese marched chanting death to Israel and expressing their rejection of what they deem to be grave insults to their Prophet and religion.
As with the previous demonstrations, protesters blamed the American administration for the production of the movie “Innocence of Muslims” which was produced in the U.S.
And while the Obama administration has sought to detach itself from this movie, saying it was the work of a shadowy group, the demands here are clear.
By Sadroddin Musawi
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