Peaceful Demonstration in Kenya

[STOIC]

It looks like my lovely country was not left behind.They demonstrated without any violence.Remember this was a country that was attacked by the terorist back in the late nineties.

 

Muslims in protest over cartoons on prophet

 

Story by NATION Correspondent

Publication Date: 2/11/2006

 

Hundreds of Muslims yesterday held a peaceful demonstration in Nairobi to protest at cartoons demonising Prophet Mohammed published by Western newspapers.

 

The cartoons, initially published in a Danish newspaper, were later reprinted in others in Germany, Norway and France, leading to worldwide condemnation by Muslims.

 

Yesterday's demonstration in Nairobi began at 1.40pm after prayers led by Imam Mohammed Swalihu at the Jamia Mosque.

 

The protesters were joined by other Muslims who had attended a prayer meeting at Sir Ali Muslim's Club organised by the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem).

 

During the prayers, the Supkem chairman, Prof El- Busaidy described the cartoons – some of which depicted the prophet as a terrorist – as "an insult to the prophet, the Muslim community and the religion of Islam."

 

A billion Muslims

 

The newspapers he said, had "greatly offended and hurt the feelings of the more than a billion Muslim faithful globally."

 

At the Jamia mosque, the imam, in his sermon, accused Western governments of exhibiting fear following the growing popularity of Islam and the large number of faithful it was attracting in their countries and other parts of the world.

 

The demonstrators, who gathered outside the mosque, shouted Takbir! Takbir! as they hoisted placards condemning Denmark.

 

One of the placards read: "Muhammed is the greatest man ever. Islam is the only true salvation. Stop the double standards and discrimination".

 

Another read: "Leave Islam and Muslims Alone."

 

Police kept a watchful eye as the demonstrators began their protest and went through Wabera street, City Hall Way and Parliament Road before reaching Harambee Avenue, where they presented a protest note to a senior official in the Foreign Affairs ministry.

 

In their protest note read by Nairobi Muslim Youth Amir, Mr Issa Ahmed, the Muslims said they were angered by the cartoons and urged Kenyans to join their other faithful in boycotting goods from Denmark.

 

The protesters then demonstrated through Taifa Road, Simba Street and Kimathi Street – where they held another demonstration outside Nation Centre – before ending their protest outside Jamia Mosque.

 

Mr Ahmed had a difficult time convincing some youths not to march to the Danish embassy in Nairobi, saying that the move was not in their programme.

 

 

 

 

 

Sources

[xiinfaniin]

^^That was expected from Kenya. Good job.

[Cara.]

Good on them.

[raula]

Nice.

[Haneefah]

Way to go! Masha'Allah.