Indian Shia Muslims Protest Against Attack On Holy Shrine

New Delhi, July 27, IRNA -- Shia Muslims in Bangalore city Friday requested Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the UN to protect all shrines in that country. The so-called Free Syrian Army attacked holy shrine of Bibi Zainab (AS), grand-daughter of Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), in Damscus on July 19. We urge Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and United Nations to protect holy shrines in Syria. They are places where Allah's name is remembered and they should be protected, Anjuman-E-Immia and Masjid-E-Askari General Secretary Amir Ali Badami told reporters after a protest rally condemning the attacks. Badami said that the Free Syrian army is an evil nexus of the Americans, the Israelis and Al-Saud Family, which is destroying the very fragment of humanity. A protest rally was held by Shia Muslims against the attack on holy shrine of Bibi Zainab (AS) in Damascus. The rally which started from a Shia mosque in the city culminated at an open space half-a-kilometer away. The speakers denounced the attack on holy sites in Syria and said a joint plan of action is necessary to protect the sites that are holy for all./end