Posted on 01/23/2015 10:15:28 AM PST by ConservingFreedom
Iranian state television is reporting mass demonstrations have taken place in several cities over the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo depicting the Prophet Muhammad on its cover.
The state television report said the protests happened after Friday prayers, though it did not offer an estimate on how many people took part.
A Jan. 7 terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo's Paris office killed 12 people. Many across the Muslim world have protested satirical weekly's first issue after the attack, which shows a drawing of a tearful Prophet Muhammad holding a sign saying "Je suis Charlie." Depicting the prophet in any fashion is taboo for many Muslims.
Last week, Iran condemned the "provocative" publication of the caricature, calling it an insult to Islam.
Gotta give the basij something to do.
Time for a new Crusades...
Iran sees mass demonstrations every time someone flushes one of the three toilets in that dustbowl. How is that news?
an insult to Islam
Islam is an insult to humanity.
What took them so long?
"Iran organizes", yeah that's better. Iran is a totalitarian state, no demonstrations occur without the control by the government. This is not a new concept.
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