Bahraini protesters surround palace

Tens of thousands of people in Bahrain have surrounded the Safriyah Palace to demand an end to the monarchy.
Nurses and doctors are standing by for any possible violence. This is the latest in a wave of anti-government protests against the rule of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, The Associated Press reported.

The protest on Saturday comes a day after police -- with the help of pro-government vigilantes -- used teargas against mostly Shia, anti-government protesters. Over 700 people were injured as they marched towards the Royal Court in the capital Manama.

Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited the capital after attending a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels. Gates met with King Hamad and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa on Saturday to reassure the monarchy of the United States' full support.

"I told both the king and the crown prince that across the region I did not believe there could be a return to the status quo," Gates said. "Obviously, leading reform and being responsive is the way we would like to see this unfold," he added.

The visit comes two weeks after the highest-ranking officer in the US military, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, stopped in Manama, which is home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet.

Bahrainis have been staging protests since mid-February, demanding the resignation of King Hamad and constitutional reforms to the Sunni-led government. They also want free and fair elections as well as the release of political prisoners.

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Anti-sharia rally in washington D.C

For certain they have no idea what they are speaking about Islam. Their judgments are based on biased outlook with an intent to demonize Islam.. The Quran has proven itself for over 1400 years already and these people wish that it proves itself to them.. They are supposed to read the entire Quran and study it, but that is most likely not done by a single person in that rally. Well except the Muslim man who was demonstrating to the so called believers the proper was to pray. The way that jesus(pbuh) as well other prophets mentioned in the bible to have been seeing as praying.

They attack sharia as if they are scholars of it, but I guarantee not one of them knows there are four different types of sharia law. Indeed if they have known it would be in discussion, but all four are generalized and squeezed into one law as if all are the same exactly..

What more amazing is that with all their efforts and money spend to demonize the religion of peace " Islam" Their protests are rarely ever crowded. The American patriots are as well human being who can reason and Thank Allah for that..

Radicals come from all walks of life, we choose whom to follow and any preacher of hate will not be followed by me.

Here is one of many American responces to the islamophobia being used by certain politicians as well others who have much to gain ($$) from their works....





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"Bravest girl in Egypt" translated into English

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Soldiers Kill Palestinian Demonstrator in Bil’in Basim

Bassem Ibrahim Abu Rahmeh (a.k.a. Phil), a 30 year-old Bil’in resident, was killed this Friday during a demonstration against the wall, after Israeli soldiers shot a high-velocity teargas projectile directly at him. As can be seen in the video above, Bassem was standing on a hill alongside several journalists, removed from the main body of the demonstration, when he was hit in his chest by the special, “extended range” teargas projectile, which was fired without provocation from a distance of about 40 meters by troops positioned behind concrete blocks and on the other side of the separation barrier. Seconds before the shooting, Bassem had been pleading with the soldiers to hold their fire, shouting “we are in a nonviolent protest, there are kids and internationals...”. He was shot before he could finish the sentence.

According to eyewitnesses, the impact from the projectile knocked him over and left a gaping hole in his chest. As there was no ambulance at the scene, he was driven to a Ramallah hospital in a private car, but died less than halfway there from the injury, blood flooding his lungs. News of his death reached the village just as the last of the demonstrators were leaving the site of the protest, next to the separation barrier.

The teargas projectile in question is the same kind that critically injured American national Tristan Anderson at a demonstration in Ni’lin on the 13th of March, after he was hit in the head from approx. 60 meters. Tristan remains hospitalized in Tel HaShomer hospital in Tel Aviv.

Bassem Abu Rahmeh, a well-known and frequent participant in the village’s four year long battle against the Wall, is the first Bil’in resident and the 18th Palestinian in total to be shot dead during a demonstration against the Apartheid Wall. His funeral took place on Saturday afternoon, after his body was carried on a cloth stretcher all the way from a Ramallah hospital to his village of Bil'in, accompanied by hundreds of mourners. The funeral itself was attended by over a thousand people, including Palestinians from neighboring villages as well as international and Israeli friends and activists.

On Saturday evening, over 400 protesters took to the streets in Tel Aviv, accusing Israeli soldiers of murdering demonstrators and calling for an end to the occupation and the Apartheid Wall. Protesters gathered at the central Ben-Tzion Boulevard and marched towards the Kirya, an area which serves as the headquarters of the IDF's General Staff and where various government structures are situated, including the main Israeli army base and the Ministry of Defense. Protesters held a short rally in memory of Bassem Abu Rahmeh and all the victims of Israeli military violence, dispersing without incident.

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