Shiites Protest Fighting Near Shrines

Shiites Protest Fighting Near Shrines
By SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press Writer

MANAMA, Bahrain - Police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of Shiite Muslims demonstrating in Bahrain on Friday, but the angry crowd broke through the police blockade and continued its march to protest fighting between U.S. forces and Iraqis in the holy cities of Karbala and Najaf.

Thousands of demonstrators dressed in white shrouds — a symbol of their readiness to die — also filled the streets in Lebanon, while about 200 people gathered outside the British Embassy in Iran to protest the actions of the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq (news - web sites).

Shiite Muslim communities in Lebanon, Iran and Bahrain have been outraged by continued fighting in Karbala and Najaf, which are home to shrines that are among the most sacred in Shia Islam.

In Bahrain, where Shiites are a slight majority, more than 4,000 protesters, mostly men, chanted "Death to America!" as they marched in the capital of Manama. One group carried a banner reading: "Our shrines are our lives. Leave them alone!"


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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040521/ap_on_re_mi_ea/mideast_protests

It was HUGE..

It is remarkable how stupid and self-defeating those behind this occupation are. In propaganda announcements, they say that the occupation of Iraq is to act as an inspirational light that sends all masses of the region into the lap of American occupation, yet instead it is advancing a world revolution against themselves.

http://juancole.com

He has several posts about the protests

Do these Neo Fascists give a damn what Muslims throughout the world think about them?