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Fury Continues in Muslim World Over Cartoons
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=10D1846:3919ACA Angry Muslims step
up demonstrations against publication of cartoons in European
newspapers depicting Islamic Prophet Mohammed





Pakistani religious students burned the Danish flag in Multan,
ThursdayAngry Muslims are stepping up demonstrations against the
publication of cartoons in European newspapers depicting the Islamic
Prophet Mohammed.

In Islamabad Friday, Pakistani lawmakers unanimously passed a
resolution condemning the caricatures, saying they "hurt the faith and
feeling of Muslims all over the world."

In Indonesia, at least 70 members of the Islamic Defenders' Front
forced their way into the lobby of a building housing the Danish
Embassy and threw eggs at the embassy's symbol. The group left without
incident a short time later.

Protests are also reported Friday in several other regions, including
the Palestinian territories, Iran and Malaysia.

Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has summoned foreign
envoys to Copenhagen for a meeting to discuss the protests. The
drawings of Mohammed originally appeared in a Danish newspaper
Jyllands-Posten last September.

Protests ignited Wednesday after several European newspapers including
papers in Spain, France and Germany reprinted the drawings in a show
of solidarity for press freedom. Some information for this report was
provided by AFP, and AP.


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