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  • All the rage - victim of US bloggers' cartoon hits back ('Islamic Rage Boy')

    08/06/2007 8:47:29 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 208 replies · 7,898+ views
    Guardian (UK) ^ | July 23, 2007 | Riazat Butt
    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...