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| Judge rejects actor's request to remove anti-Muslim clip from YouTube | Judge rejects actor's request to remove anti-Muslim clip from YouTube |
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| Cindy Lee Garcia, the American actor who appeared in the controversial anti-Muslim film clip that sparked furious worldwide protests last week, has failed in a bid to have it removed from YouTube. | Cindy Lee Garcia, the American actor who appeared in the controversial anti-Muslim film clip that sparked furious worldwide protests last week, has failed in a bid to have it removed from YouTube. |
| On a day of new demonstrations in Pakistan and rising tensions across the Arab and Muslim worlds ahead of Friday prayers, a Los Angeles judge rejected Garcia's request partly because the man thought to be behind the clip, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, is in hiding, and was not served with a copy of the lawsuit. | On a day of new demonstrations in Pakistan and rising tensions across the Arab and Muslim worlds ahead of Friday prayers, a Los Angeles judge rejected Garcia's request partly because the man thought to be behind the clip, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, is in hiding, and was not served with a copy of the lawsuit. |
| The provocative trailer, Innocence of Muslims, triggered protests from Tunisia to Indonesia as well as a pre-planned assault in Benghazi which killed the US ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, and three other diplomats. The White House said on Thursday it was "self-evident" that it was a "terrorist attack" that may have had an al-Qaida connection. | The provocative trailer, Innocence of Muslims, triggered protests from Tunisia to Indonesia as well as a pre-planned assault in Benghazi which killed the US ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, and three other diplomats. The White House said on Thursday it was "self-evident" that it was a "terrorist attack" that may have had an al-Qaida connection. |
| Garcia filed the lawsuit on Wednesday citing death threats against her and her inability to visit her grandchildren. Garcia said she was tricked by Nakoula and that the script she saw mentioned neither Muslims nor Muhammad. She called it "demoralising and degrading". Garcia became involved when she responded to an advert for a "historical Arabian Desert adventure film," the document says. The film was later altered with anti-Islamic voiceovers. | Garcia filed the lawsuit on Wednesday citing death threats against her and her inability to visit her grandchildren. Garcia said she was tricked by Nakoula and that the script she saw mentioned neither Muslims nor Muhammad. She called it "demoralising and degrading". Garcia became involved when she responded to an advert for a "historical Arabian Desert adventure film," the document says. The film was later altered with anti-Islamic voiceovers. |
| As the repercussions continued, the Pakistani army was drafted in to protect foreign embassies on Thursday after thousands of violent protesters clashed with police. Dozens were wounded in vicious street fighting after students, many carrying the banners of hardline religious parties, attempted to converge on the diplomatic quarter in the heart of Islamabad. | As the repercussions continued, the Pakistani army was drafted in to protect foreign embassies on Thursday after thousands of violent protesters clashed with police. Dozens were wounded in vicious street fighting after students, many carrying the banners of hardline religious parties, attempted to converge on the diplomatic quarter in the heart of Islamabad. |
| It was the capital's first serious violence related to the film and came amid escalating tension, with protests on consecutive days all around the country. The US state department warned its citizens against non-essential trips to Pakistan. | It was the capital's first serious violence related to the film and came amid escalating tension, with protests on consecutive days all around the country. The US state department warned its citizens against non-essential trips to Pakistan. |
| The authorities in Islamabad had been making significant preparations for what many fear will be the most violent day of protests over the film. In response the government declared Friday "a day of love for the prophet", a move which was welcomed by the Taliban and which risks substantially increasing the already high chance of violence. | The authorities in Islamabad had been making significant preparations for what many fear will be the most violent day of protests over the film. In response the government declared Friday "a day of love for the prophet", a move which was welcomed by the Taliban and which risks substantially increasing the already high chance of violence. |
| In Tehran, hundreds of students and clerics gathered outside the French embassy to condemn the publication of caricatures of Muhammad in a satirical weekly magazine, Charlie Hebdo. Protesters chanted "death to France" and "down with the US" and burned US and Israeli flags. | In Tehran, hundreds of students and clerics gathered outside the French embassy to condemn the publication of caricatures of Muhammad in a satirical weekly magazine, Charlie Hebdo. Protesters chanted "death to France" and "down with the US" and burned US and Israeli flags. |
| Egypt's Grand Mufti, Ali Gomaa, said this act showed how polarised the west and the Muslim world had become. But Al Azhar, Egypt's seat of Sunni learning, warned that any protest should be peaceful. Last week an angry crowd stormed the US embassy in Cairo. | Egypt's Grand Mufti, Ali Gomaa, said this act showed how polarised the west and the Muslim world had become. But Al Azhar, Egypt's seat of Sunni learning, warned that any protest should be peaceful. Last week an angry crowd stormed the US embassy in Cairo. |
| Western embassies tightened security in the Yemeni capital Sana'a. | Western embassies tightened security in the Yemeni capital Sana'a. |
| Iraq's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki condemned both the US-produced film and the French cartoons as offensive to Muslims and called on Shia and Sunnis to unite in defence of Islamic values. | Iraq's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki condemned both the US-produced film and the French cartoons as offensive to Muslims and called on Shia and Sunnis to unite in defence of Islamic values. |
| Anti-US protests were reported from the Afghan capital Kabul. In Makassar, in Indonesia, protesters burned tyres and forced a McDonald's restaurant to close. | Anti-US protests were reported from the Afghan capital Kabul. In Makassar, in Indonesia, protesters burned tyres and forced a McDonald's restaurant to close. |
| Muslim groups in Germany also announced plans to hold protests on Friday. | Muslim groups in Germany also announced plans to hold protests on Friday. |
| In an attempt to defuse tensions, the EU, the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, the Arab League and the African Union issued a joint message. "We share a profound respect for all religions," it said. "We are united in our belief in the fundamental importance of religious freedom and tolerance. We condemn any advocacy of religious hatred that constitutes incitement to hostility and violence. While fully recognising freedom of expression, we believe in the importance of respecting all prophets, regardless of which religion they belong to. The anguish of Muslims at the production of the film insulting Islam, posting of its trailer on the internet and other similar acts, is shared by all individuals and communities who refuse to allow religion to be used to fuel provocation, confrontation and extremism." | In an attempt to defuse tensions, the EU, the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, the Arab League and the African Union issued a joint message. "We share a profound respect for all religions," it said. "We are united in our belief in the fundamental importance of religious freedom and tolerance. We condemn any advocacy of religious hatred that constitutes incitement to hostility and violence. While fully recognising freedom of expression, we believe in the importance of respecting all prophets, regardless of which religion they belong to. The anguish of Muslims at the production of the film insulting Islam, posting of its trailer on the internet and other similar acts, is shared by all individuals and communities who refuse to allow religion to be used to fuel provocation, confrontation and extremism." |
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