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Muslims protest Pope?s remarks
A DEMONSTRATION was held at the Imambada near the Bhopal Railway Station on Friday to protest against the comments by Pope Benedict XVI regarding Islam and Prophet Muhammad.
A DEMONSTRATION was held at the Imambada near the Bhopal Railway Station on Friday to protest against the comments by Pope Benedict XVI regarding Islam and Prophet Muhammad.
Addressing the gathering, Maulana Anees Ahmad Nomani of All India Jamiat Farogh-e-Islam criticised the reported statement of the Pope. National Secularism Front’s Irshad Ali Khan Afridi said that Islam is the religion of peace and such comments are not at all acceptable.
Sufi Aslam Ali of Husaini Committee rued that ‘The Pope has become a puppet in the hands of anti-Muslim forces who are led by America”. Women, men and children held placards protesting against the statement.
The President of All India Muslim Tehwar Committee Ausaf Shahmiri Khurram said that a conspiracy to malign Muslims and link them to terrorism is in place all over the world.
