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Monday, July 22, 2013
Countrywide protest against attack on Bibi Zainab (SA) shrineLAHORE: A large number of females belong to Majlis Wahdatul Muslameen (MWM) held a protest rally and staged sit-in against a terror attack on the shrine of Hazrat Bibi Zainab (RA) located in Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday. Females also brought their children in the protest.
The Sunni community representative and leader of the Ahle-Sunnat Wal Jamaat Mohammad Ali Naqshbandi as well as member parliament on reserved seats for women Asma Mamdoot and MPA Samina Khawar Hayyat also participated in it.
Mohammad Ali Naqshbandi and Asma Mamdoot also addressed the protesters. The rally started from the Mall Road in front of Al-Hamra Art Council and culminated at Lahore Press Club led by MWM’s female wing leader Khanum Sakina where Majlis’ Deputy Secretary General Allama Hasan Zafar Naqvi, Allama Abuzar and others also addressed the protesters. MWM protesters were carrying placards, banners and protesting flag of coloured black and were also chanting slogans against the elements involved in attack on the holy places of Shias across the world.
They were also demanded Syrian authorities that it should arrest attackers and take steps to provide tight security at all holy places especially belonging to the religious figures of Ahle-e-Bait of Islam.
Speakers were of the view that there was political unrest in Syria nowadays and might be possible that some elements who were fighting against the government are funded by the foreign powers and wanted to hit the religious sentiments of local people. They also termed such attacks on holy places a conspiracy against Islam. They said peaceful protest demonstrations to show sentiments of Shia community would continue against these terror attacks on their holy places. Later the protesters dispersed peacefully. staff report
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk