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All the rage - victim of US bloggers' cartoon hits back ('Islamic Rage Boy')
Guardian (UK) ^
| July 23, 2007
| Riazat Butt
Posted on 08/06/2007 8:47:29 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
With his clenched fists, wild eyes and gnashing teeth he has become the face of Muslim fury, protesting against the enemies of Islam. Shakeel Ahmad Bhat has been on the frontline of political activism in Srinagar, India, for more than a decade. His constant presence, captured by photographers and beamed across the world, has caught the imagination of rightwing bloggers who have dubbed him Islamic Rage Boy and turned him into an internet phenomenon.
Typing his nickname into a search engine yields more than 75,000 results. He has inspired a cartoon character and merchandise.
But the 30-year-old Kashmiri activist is puzzled, not angered, by his overseas fame. In his first interview with a British newspaper, he says he is carrying out Allah's wishes.
From his home in Fateh Kadal, Malik Angan, he says: "I am not happy with people joking about me or making me into a cartoon, but I have more important things to think about. My protests are for those Muslims who cannot go out onto the streets to cry out against injustice. This is my duty and I believe Allah has decided this for me."
Mr Bhat, a school dropout and former militant with a pro-Pakistan rebel group, has been arrested more than 300 times.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom; War on Terror
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To: dead
4 favorite FReeper pics in 1 photo - Rage Boy, Looter Guy, Swimmer, and Jon Cary...LOL
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:15:05 PM PDT
by
indcons
To: monkapotamus
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:15:24 PM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: yldstrk
Ugly ass 3rd century throwback . What the hell is that “thing” doing in modern times? What are they ALWAYS sooooo mad about anyway ? I don’t get it . They live in sh*thole countries whose leaders rape the country they rule. Why be angry at me ?
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:16:16 PM PDT
by
sonic109
To: inkling
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:16:48 PM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet; All
FReeper humor at its finest! Thanks to everyone. BUMP-TO-THE-TOP! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL!
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:17:18 PM PDT
by
PGalt
To: DancesWithBolsheviks
And who might they be?
Not these protesters!
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:17:44 PM PDT
by
quantim
(The U.S. 110th Congress is the first duly elected 'Politburo' of the new millennium.)
To: dead; cripplecreek
Credits to FReeper cripplecreek
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:18:15 PM PDT
by
indcons
To: sonic109
Ugly ass 3rd century throwback . What the hell is that “thing” doing in modern times?Boy that sums up exactly what makes him so funny.
"Tina's here! We're getting back together!"
He shouldn't even be on the internet, he should be getting killed by Ghengis Khan or a mastodon or something.
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:19:25 PM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:19:56 PM PDT
by
indcons
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:20:08 PM PDT
by
inkling
(exurbanleague.com)
To: monkapotamus
HI Monk I expect you to show up soon that cuteee poor monkey having his body being photshop on that guy LOL!
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:20:08 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:20:47 PM PDT
by
indcons
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:21:25 PM PDT
by
indcons
To: dead
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:21:40 PM PDT
by
inkling
(exurbanleague.com)
To: DancesWithBolsheviks
“My protests are for those Muslims who cannot go out onto the streets to cry out against injustice.” And who might they be?
Well, the ones in Tehran and Damascus for starters.
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:21:59 PM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Zimbabwe, leftist success story, the envy of Venezuela)
To: dead
How cuteeeeee Dead that cuteee showing Looter guy his bad side and smack around Muslum rage boy LOL!
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:22:28 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
To: inkling
OK...now I’m about to wet myself....
LOL!!
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:23:20 PM PDT
by
rottndog
(Government is a necessary evil, but as with all evils, the less of it the better.)
To: dead
Damn I thought Philly Eagles fans are bad Met fans take the cake LOL!
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posted on
08/06/2007 9:23:31 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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