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South Asia
Sri Lankan Muslims Rally Against Movie Defaming Islam
Muslims shout slogans during a protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. Thousands of Sri Lankan Muslims protested against the American-produced film “Innocence of Muslims” that ridicules Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. Sri Lankan Muslims shouts slogans during a protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Colombo,…
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Afghan People Stand Up Against Widespread Violence Toward Women
Afghanistani people attend a protest against violence towards women in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 24, 2012. Reports released by Afghanistani human rights organizations described the violence towards women was widespread in Afghanistan. Afghanistani women attend a protest against violence towards women in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 24, 2012. <Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud> news@theasian.asia
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General Strike Called In Protest Against Movie Defaming Islam In Bangladesh
Supporters of a Bangladeshi Islamic political party march during a strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Schools and businesses are closed and transportation has been disrupted across Bangladesh as hard-line Islamic groups protesting a film that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad enforce a general strike. <AP Photo/A.M. Ahad> news@theasian.asia
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Indians Start Ganesh Chaturthi Festival Celebrating Birth Of Hindu God
A boy dressed as Hindu god Shiva, walks near an idol of elephant headed god Ganesh before immersing the same in the River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Every year millions of devout Hindus immerse Ganesh idols into oceans and rivers during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival that…
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Nationwide Strike Breaks Out In India With Limited Success
Indian policemen detain activists of left parties during a nationwide strike in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. Angry opposition supporters disrupted trains in India on Thursday but had only limited success in enforcing a national strike to protest a government decision to cut fuel subsidies and open the country’s…
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Fire Destroys Some 400 Shanties In Dhaka, Bangladesh
People gather around the fire accident site in slums at the Begunbari area in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, Sept. 20, 2012. About 400 shanties were destroyed and 15 people were injured in the accident, fire brigade said. Women cry over a fire accident in slums at the Begunbari area in…
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Anti-U.S. Protests In Muslim Countries Become Violent
Afghan university students step over a U.S. flag in Surkhrod district of Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Hundreds of Afghans, some shouting “Death to America”, held a protest against an anti-Islam film in the eastern city of Jalalabad. Afghan university students burn a U.S. flag…
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Indian Hindu Devotees Start 10-Day Long Ganesh Festival
A Hindu devotee carries an idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha during a procession in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. The ten-day long Ganesh festival began Wednesday and ends with the immersion of Ganesha idols in water bodies on the 10th day. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) Indian devotees raise their…
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Protests Against Anti-Islam Movie Spread Like Wild Fire In Pakistan
Pakistani lawyers chant anti-U.S. slogans during a demonstration, near an area that houses the U.S. Embassy and other foreign missions in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. The demonstration in Islamabad followed three days of violent protests against an anti Islam film in Pakistan in which two people were…
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Bomb Exploded In Peshawar, Killing 10 People
PESHAWAR– A damaged bus is seen at the blast site in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar, Sept. 19, 2012. At least ten people were killed and 22 others injured as a bomb hit a passenger van in Pakistan’s northwest city of Peshawar on Wednesday afternoon, said hospital sources. Rescuers and security officials…
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