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Demonstrators gathered in the capital city Bamako to protest against a video in which a man was seen committing a blasphemous act against Islam.
Bamako on Friday was beaming with the faces of thousands who took to the streets to protest the release of a video on social media which showed a man committing a blasphemous act against Islam.
Bamako’s criminal court charged on Thursday six people involved in the release of the video, in which the man made a series of offensive comments against Muslims, the Quran, and Prophet Muhammad.
Authorities said the protests were set up by the High Islamic Council of Mali (HCM), which were attended by thousands who were seen carrying banners with slogans such as, “No to blasphemous comments” and “No more attacks on Islam and the Prophet Mohammed.”
Imam Abdoulaye Fadiga told reporters that the act was unforgivable and the authors of the video ought to be arrested and tried.
Some called on promoting interfaith dialogue in Mali, a Muslim-majority country that has been stricken by jihadist insurgencies for decades.
Sources reported that the six people in temporary custody refused to reveal the hiding place of the author of the video.
Leaders of various associations and the highest financial Islamic institution (HCM) have called for inflicting severe punishment on the video’s author….
Demonstrators gathered in the capital city Bamako to protest against a video in which a man was seen committing a blasphemous act against Islam.
Bamako on Friday was beaming with the faces of thousands who took to the streets to protest the release of a video on social media which showed a man committing a blasphemous act against Islam.
Bamako’s criminal court charged on Thursday six people involved in the release of the video, in which the man made a series of offensive comments against Muslims, the Quran, and Prophet Muhammad.
Authorities said the protests were set up by the High Islamic Council of Mali (HCM), which were attended by thousands who were seen carrying banners with slogans such as, “No to blasphemous comments” and “No more attacks on Islam and the Prophet Mohammed.”
Imam Abdoulaye Fadiga told reporters that the act was unforgivable and the authors of the video ought to be arrested and tried.
Some called on promoting interfaith dialogue in Mali, a Muslim-majority country that has been stricken by jihadist insurgencies for decades.
Sources reported that the six people in temporary custody refused to reveal the hiding place of the author of the video.
Leaders of various associations and the highest financial Islamic institution (HCM) have called for inflicting severe punishment on the video’s author….
