All the rage - victim of US bloggers' cartoon hits back ('Islamic Rage Boy')

Guardian (UK) ^ | July 23, 2007 | Riazat Butt

[2ndDivisionVet]

With his clenched fists, wild eyes and gnashing teeth he has become the face of Muslim fury, protesting against the enemies of Islam. Shakeel Ahmad Bhat has been on the frontline of political activism in Srinagar, India, for more than a decade. His constant presence, captured by photographers and beamed across the world, has caught the imagination of rightwing bloggers who have dubbed him Islamic Rage Boy and turned him into an internet phenomenon.

Typing his nickname into a search engine yields more than 75,000 results. He has inspired a cartoon character and merchandise.

But the 30-year-old Kashmiri activist is puzzled, not angered, by his overseas fame. In his first interview with a British newspaper, he says he is carrying out Allah's wishes.

From his home in Fateh Kadal, Malik Angan, he says: "I am not happy with people joking about me or making me into a cartoon, but I have more important things to think about. My protests are for those Muslims who cannot go out onto the streets to cry out against injustice. This is my duty and I believe Allah has decided this for me."

Mr Bhat, a school dropout and former militant with a pro-Pakistan rebel group, has been arrested more than 300 times.

[Rembrandt_fan]

For the love of God, never do that to me again. It was almost as bad as a Helen Thomas photograph. Almost.

[indcons]

“You know, after the first 200 or so arrests, they should think about leaving him in the slammer for a while.”

They can’t because of the leftist “human rights” crowd inc;. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty Intl. Additionally, the pro-Islamist/communist crowd is very strong in India and support the current state and federal governments.

[expatguy]

BUMPING FOR GREAT JUSTICE

[BunnySlippers]

[nutmeg]

Oh man... WHY do I always see stuff like that on FR just before I go to bed? Looks like nightmares again tonight... ;-D

[nutmeg]

This is one of the funniest threads I've come across on FR in a long time. Be sure to check out every post by dead on this thread!

[nutmeg]

I love #18, but where’s Tourist Guy?

[nutmeg]

ROTFL!

[- Smokestack Lightning]

Stop, yer killin me here.

21st century... the age of the stand up PhotoShop comedian.

[unspun]

You ought to see me enraged in the streets, with other unspuns and merchant seamen.

[beaversmom]

[I slam Islam]

To get your IRB fix....http://www.snappedshot.com/index.php?url=archives/976-Islamic-Rage-Boy-Parody-Roundup.html&serendipity[csuccess]=moderate

[GiovannaNicoletta]

My protests are for those Muslims who cannot go out onto the streets to cry out against injustice.”

Muslim women in their burkas, maybe?

[aruanan]

Even in bright sunlight, someone with pupils this small has got to be chemically altered.

[gonzo]

Didn't realize that this nutbar was so famous ...

So many great pics to steal here, too .................. FRegards

[GOP Poet]

Someone owed my car bomb!!!

LOL!

[jws3sticks]

This picture and statement is totally too funny. Thanks to the maker/poster. What a nut case and protesting without his straw hat!

[SkyPilot]

"I do not like being called Islamic Rage Boy, it is not nice; but why should I care what people think of me in this life? The afterlife will decide my fate, not a mousemat."

Actually, God (the real one) will decide your fate. Without Christ in your life, your fate is Hell.

[Eye of Unk]

Makes for a nice paper long distance target, especially the eyes.

Death to Islam.

[ishabibble]

>>”Someone is trying to link Islam with violence and anger and profiting from it.”<<

Alright now, who is doing the linking of Islam to violence and anger? This must stop at once. Nobody is leaving until we get to the bottom of this...