Monday, February 06, 2006

Islamic riots against offensive cartoons

Hebron, Palestine Feb. 8, 2006











Palestinians throw stones at the offices of the Temporary International Presence in the West Bank city of Hebron. TIPH pulled out of Hebron later in the day.

Afganistan, Feb 8 2006

Burning Truck of the Day




Afghan soldiers stand near a burning truck after a protest in the town of Qalat in Zabul province, Afghanistan February 8, 2006. At least two Afghans were killed and 16 wounded during a protest in the southern province of Zabul on Wednesday against cartoons in European newspapers depicting Islam's Prophet Mohammad a police official said.

Jakarta, Indonesia Feb 8 2006


Students scuffle with police guarding the Danish embassy during a demonstration in Jakarta against the publication of cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed in several European newspapers. The United States hardened its stance in the international uproar over the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, while four more deaths were reported in related violence.(AFP/Bay Ismoyo)


Tehran, Iran, Feb. 7, 2006

Norwegian Embassy hit with Molotov cocktails









Iranian protestors hold the emblem of the Norweigan embassy in Tehran after tearing it off the wall in protest over the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad, February 7, 2006. (Stringer/Reuters)

Tehran, Iran, Feb. 6, 2006

Protesters attack the Danish Embassy in Tehran












Protesters attack the Austrian Embassy in Tehran





Bethlehem, Palestine, Feb 5, 2006

A masked Palestinian burns the Danish flag in front of the Nativity Church during a protest against the caricatures of Prophet Muhammad, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Monday, Feb. 6, 2006.

New Delhi, India, February 6, 2006







Kabul, Afganistan, Feb 6, 2006


Afghan protestors attack a U.S. military base in Kabul, Afghanistan February 6, 2006.


Muslim protesters shout slogans as police stops them outside the Danish embassy during a demonstration.


Police officers chase down Muslim protesters heading for the Danish embassy in Kabul.


Afghan protesters attack a building belonging to the Danish diplomatic mission in Kabul, Afghanistan





Beirut, Lebanon Feb 5 2006
Dutch consulate burned




















a fire engine burns during a demonstration in Beirut February 5, 2006









An Islamist waves a flag as he stands near a burning police car


Lebanese Islamists attack an army jeep and take weapons from it during a protest in Beirut February 5, 2006

Damascus, Syria, Feb 4 2006





Angry demonstrators set ablaze the Danish embassy in Damascus. Furious crowds stormed and set ablaze the building housing the Danish consulate in Beirut in protests against the Prophet Mohammed cartoons that left almost 30 people wounded.(AFP/Louai Beshara)

Thursday, February 02, 2006








































Israeli ultranationalist protesters walk past the rubble of a demolished house in the unauthorised West Bank outpost of Amona February 1, 2006. Israeli riot police clashed on Wednesday with several thousand settlers battling to block partial demolition of an unauthorised West Bank outpost in scenes reminiscent of Israel's Gaza pullout. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun