Wednesday, 18 June 2008

Thousands of Indonesians Muslim wearing white to show their religious piety rallied


Muslims shout slogans during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Jakarta on June 18, 2008. Thousands of Indonesians Muslim wearing white to show their religious piety rallied in front of the presidential palace on June 18 to demand the banning of a minority Islamic Ahmadiyah sect deemed "deviant" by top clerics. The protest comes after the government earlier this month ordered the sect, which has peacefully practised its faith in Indonesia since the 1920s, to stop spreading its belief that Mohammed was not the last prophet.

Muslims raise their hands in prayer during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Jakarta on June 18, 2008. Thousands of Indonesians Muslim wearing white to show their religious piety rallied in front of the presidential palace on June 18 to demand the banning of a minority Islamic Ahmadiyah sect deemed "deviant" by top clerics. The protest comes after the government earlier this month ordered the sect, which has peacefully practised its faith in Indonesia since the 1920s, to stop spreading its belief that Mohammed was not the last prophet.

Muslims ride their bikes on the way to the presidential palace in Jakarta on June 18, 2008 to take part in a demonstration. Thousands of Indonesians Muslim wearing white to show their religious piety rallied in front of the presidential palace on June 18 to demand the banning of a minority Islamic Ahmadiyah sect deemed "deviant" by top clerics. The protest comes after the government earlier this month ordered the sect, which has peacefully practised its faith in Indonesia since the 1920s, to stop spreading its belief that Mohammed was not the last prophet.

Muslims shout slogans during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Jakarta on June 18, 2008. Thousands of Indonesians Muslim wearing white to show their religious piety rallied in front of the presidential palace on June 18 to demand the banning of a minority Islamic Ahmadiyah sect deemed "deviant" by top clerics. The protest comes after the government earlier this month ordered the sect, which has peacefully practised its faith in Indonesia since the 1920s, to stop spreading its belief that Mohammed was not the last prophet.

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