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All the rage - victim of US bloggers' cartoon hits back ('Islamic Rage Boy')
Guardian (UK) ^
| July 23, 2007
| Riazat Butt
Posted on 08/06/2007 8:47:29 PM PDT by 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.
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To: inkling
Excellent...best one so far?
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:24:03 PM PDT
by
indcons
To: 2ndDivisionVet; All
Classic thread BUMP! (again) LOL!
42
posted on
08/06/2007 9:24:24 PM PDT
by
PGalt
To: dead
That pic would be cool if rage boy was chomping on an all pork hot dog!
43
posted on
08/06/2007 9:24:33 PM PDT
by
rottndog
(Government is a necessary evil, but as with all evils, the less of it the better.)
To: rottndog
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:25:51 PM PDT
by
indcons
To: Navy Patriot
Good point. I’ve become conditioned to thinking of ‘injustice’ as a liberal codeword for something that really has nothing to do with justice.
To: PGalt
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:27:04 PM PDT
by
indcons
To: indcons
47
posted on
08/06/2007 9:27:25 PM PDT
by
rottndog
(Government is a necessary evil, but as with all evils, the less of it the better.)
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:29:21 PM PDT
by
indcons
To: indcons
Oh Gosh, ROFL. Thank you.
This guy is as bug eyed and open mouthed as the Hildabeast.
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:30:08 PM PDT
by
garyhope
(It's World War IV, right here, right now, courtesy of Islam.)
To: dead
Bumping for more Google hits.
Btw, LOL!
5.56mm
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:31:00 PM PDT
by
M Kehoe
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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. LOL...."Duh.....I'm puzzled"
"Duh.....I'm happy to be the brunt of the entire civilized world's jokes"
"Duh.......death to America!!!"
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:31:06 PM PDT
by
ScreamingFist
(Annihilation - The result of underestimating your enemies. NRA)
To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; KlueLass; LucyT; ..
he says he is carrying out Allah's wishes... Mr Bhat, a school dropout and former militant with a pro-Pakistan rebel group, has been arrested more than 300 times
Oh, no wonder.
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:31:58 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Profile updated Monday, August 6, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: garyhope
This guy is as bug eyed and open mouthed as the Hildabeast.
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:32:09 PM PDT
by
inkling
(exurbanleague.com)
To: inkling
54
posted on
08/06/2007 9:32:51 PM PDT
by
txhurl
To: M Kehoe
Here's a bump in return
55
posted on
08/06/2007 9:34:11 PM PDT
by
indcons
To: inkling
This is NOT a photoshop
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:35:39 PM PDT
by
indcons
To: indcons
HA HA HA! I think that’s a screen capture from “COPS: Lahore” — all he needs is a beaten-up wife tossing beer bottles at him.
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:37:09 PM PDT
by
inkling
(exurbanleague.com)
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:37:09 PM PDT
by
indcons
To: monkapotamus; SevenofNine
What happened? No looter guy?
Maybe if Rage Boy had a cold one he would chill out and be a nice guy!
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:37:11 PM PDT
by
Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
To: dead
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:39:02 PM PDT
by
packrat35
(PIMP my Senate. They're all a bunch of whores anyway!)
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