Fact check: 3-year-old protest video against street prayers revived after beheading of teacher in Paris
4 years, 5 months ago

Fact check: 3-year-old protest video against street prayers revived after beheading of teacher in Paris

India Today  

Amid the outrage in France over the beheading of a teacher in Paris by one Abdoullakh Anzorov, a video has gone viral showing people protesting against the street prayers being offered by the Muslims. Multiple Facebook users have posted this viral video, claiming that the French people are now protesting against the street prayers or Namaz offered by the Muslims. Image published in News website This same incident with a similar video was uploaded on the YouTube channel of Associated Press on November 15, 2017, with the title "Paris suburb tries to stop Muslim street prayers". In the viral video, protesters can be seen with a blue banner where "STOP AUX PRIˆRES DE RUE ILL‰GALES" is written in French, which in English means, "STOP ILLEGAL STREET PRAYERS".

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Watch: Protesters ‘warming up’ before taking on police in violence-hit France
1 year, 8 months ago

Watch: Protesters ‘warming up’ before taking on police in violence-hit France

Hindustan Times  

Rioting continues in France with cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted, even as family and friends prepared Saturday to bury the 17-year-old teenager whose killing by police unleashed the unrest. Read here: Amid France unrest, Macron's tells parents, social media platforms: ‘Stop…’ A video of protestors doing warmup to prepare themselves for the protest is doing rounds on …

Fact Check: This French protest against public namaaz is unrelated to Raj Thackeray's ultimatum on loudspeakers
2 years, 11 months ago

Fact Check: This French protest against public namaaz is unrelated to Raj Thackeray's ultimatum on loudspeakers

India Today  

At a meeting in Thane, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray recently reiterated his demand for the removal of loudspeakers in the mosques. The caption to one such video reads, “RAJ THACKERAY EFFECT IN PARIS.In Paris, as Muslims pray on roads, blocking streets, they are met with equally loud singing of the French National Anthem by French citizens.” The archived …

France asks police to ban pro-Palestinian protest in Paris
3 years, 10 months ago

France asks police to ban pro-Palestinian protest in Paris

Al Jazeera  

Activists had called the protest in the Barbes district of northern Paris to demonstrate against Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip. France’s interior minister has asked police to ban a pro-Palestinian protest in Paris this weekend against the recent escalation of Israeli air raids in the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza and crackdowns in the occupied East Jerusalem and West …

Thousands Rally In Bangladesh To Protest Emmanuel Macron's Comments In Cartoon Row
4 years, 5 months ago

Thousands Rally In Bangladesh To Protest Emmanuel Macron's Comments In Cartoon Row

News 18  

Thousands of Muslims took to the streets of the Bangladesh capital on Tuesday to protest against remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron in a row about cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. Macron paid tribute to Paty, describing him as a “quiet hero” dedicated to instilling the democratic values of the French Republic in his pupils. Many carried placards bearing messages …

Tens of thousands stage anti-France rally in Bangladesh capital
4 years, 5 months ago

Tens of thousands stage anti-France rally in Bangladesh capital

Live Mint  

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the Bangladesh capital on Tuesday calling for a boycott of French products and burning an effigy of President Emmanuel Macron after he defended cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. "Macron is one of the few leaders who worship Satan," Ataur Rahman, a senior Islami Andolon told the rally at the Baitul Mukarram national mosque. …

Protesters march across France in tribute to Samuel Paty, teacher beheaded in suspected terrorist attack near Paris
4 years, 5 months ago

Protesters march across France in tribute to Samuel Paty, teacher beheaded in suspected terrorist attack near Paris

ABC  

Thousands of demonstrators have rallied across France in tribute to a history teacher beheaded near Paris after discussing caricatures of Islam's Prophet Mohammed with his class. Key points: French police have arrested 11 people in connection with the murder Demonstrators held placards in tribute to the teacher and in support of freedom of speech The demonstrations came as France is …

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