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.

[Gengis Khan]

[colorado tanker]

Bump for one of the funniest threads ever!

[SevenofNine]

They can’t say us Freepers are not creative OH NOOO LOL!

[MaxMax]

Bump this thread into the 20,000 bump wormhole!

I actrually had tears in my eyes I was laughing so hard... LMAO

[colorado tanker]

FReepers + Photoshop = Industrial Strength Humor!

[SevenofNine]

I going GOOGLE this right now see how many image I get or postings LOL!

[Rembrandt_fan]

That must be how Tony Snow feels at every White House news conference.

[Gengis Khan]

See, what continuous ragin' did to this guy's face !

 

[Gengis Khan]

Is this the new "face" of Islamic Jihad !!!!!!!!

[AdmSmith]

LOL!

[SevenofNine]

OMG that too funny LOL!

[windcliff]

LOL

[AdmSmith]

[SW6906]

Post 18: My cube-mates are asking what I am literally LOL about!!!! That is hilarious!!!!!!!

[jpl]

ROFL!

[SW6906]

BTTT

[ovrtaxt]

Guys, this is an absolutely hilarious thread! Just didn’t want you to miss it...

[Smokin' Joe]

Thanks for the heads up!

I think you could model a combination lawn jockey, light holder and "Keep Out!!" lawn gnome after the guy...

I wonder if he is thinking about marketing his image??? (Might make a 'decadent' capitalist out of him...)

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Thanx for the ping - this is just too funny.

[potlatch]

Thank you for the ping ovrtaxt, I beat you here, lol;

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877418/posts?page=78#78

I enjoyed seeing many of the newer ones that were added!