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Protests Spread Against Anti-Islamic Film -- The Telegraph
The violent backlash against an American-made amateur film mocking the Prophet Mohammed spread to new countries in the Islamic world, dashing hopes in the West that the furore might fade away.
Despite appeals for calm from the senior cleric in Saudi Arabia, the first protests against the film took place in Indonesia, the West Bank and the Philippines on Monday.
Demonstrators came out again in force in Afghanistan and Yemen as well as Pakistan, where a protester was killed in clashes with police.
Some demonstrations, which began on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, have been spontaneous, but many have been called by leaders of religious parties seeking to advance their Islamist credentials.
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More News On Global Protests Against The Anti-Islamic Film
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Wave of protests continue against anti-Islam film -- Christian Science Monitor
Violent clashes over anti-Islam film in 3 nations -- CTV News/AP
Protests Over Contentious Film Spread to Afghanistan, Indonesia -- New York Times
Anti-U.S. Protests Spark Up Again in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Beyond -- New York Magazine
Thousands of Hezbollah supporters protest anti-Islam film in Lebanon -- Newser/AP
Afghan protest over anti-Islam film turns into melee -- CNN
Kabul film protesters fire weapons and set cars alight -- BBC
50 Police Injured in Kabul Protests -- RIA Novosti
Afghanistan protests against anti-Islam film turn violent -- The Guardian
Riots break out in Afghanistan in protest of anti-Islam film -- L.A. Times
Hundreds of Afghans protest near US military base, protests continue in Pakistan and Indonesia -- FOX News/AP
Protests erupt in Afghanistan as Muslim anger over film simmers -- Reuters
Violence erupts as protesters burn cars and throw rocks at U.S. military base in Afghan capital over anti-Islam video -- Daily Mail
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