Women's demo against cartoon, flag burning
(18 Feb 2006) 1. Wide shot of thousands of women protesters carrying banners, placards 2. Close-up of women protesters, banner 3. Shot of banner reading: "We will sacrifice everything for the our Prophet Muhammad" 4. Close up women chanting slogan 5. Shot of poster reading: "Blasphemy. Is this the Western civilisation?" 6. Various close ups women chanting 6. US, Israeli and Danish flags burning 7. Cutaway of photographers 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr Kousar Firdous, Senator: "The West should realise that there should be no jokes and no hurting of the other nation's religious feelings - Muslim ummah's (community's) feelings. They should be respected and a dialogue should be adopted to bridge this gap." 9. Wide shot of rally chanting slogan: "He who is a friend of America or Denmark is a traitor". 10. Mid shot of rally STORYLINE: Thousands of Pakistani women staged a peaceful rally in the southern city of Karachi on Saturday to protest against the recent cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Many of the 12-thousand women who took part in the rally called for those who drew the cartoons to be hanged, police said. They chanted slogans against the Danish government and burnt Danish, American and Israeli flags. Banners with slogans such as "We will sacrifice everything for the our Prophet Muhammad" were carried by women throughout the rally. Senator Dr. Kousar Firdous, who participated in the protest said all the religions of the world should be respected and left free from ridicule. "Dialogue should be adopted to bridge this gap," she said. Others took a less conciliatory note and urged the government to sever ties with those countries where the cartoons have been reprinted. The rally was organised by Jamaat-e-Islami - the country's oldest, and best organised religious party. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
