A demonstration is planned in Amsterdam on Saturday against the Danish cartoons. The demonstration is being advertised on the internet, but the city council had not been approached with a request for a permit.
The Union of Moroccan Mosques in Amsterdam and the Vicinity (UMMAO) has appealed to mosques about the demonstration, asking the imams to bring up the character of this demonstration during Friday prayers. Khalil ait Bilal, president of the organization is quoted as saying that "We hope that everybody is aware tat this is an illegal demonstration. We do not support this idea. Taking into account the atmosphere in Amsterdam, it seems to us this is not the best way to broach the cartoons" adding that there are other ways to go about this such as dialog.
Everybody has the right to demonstrate, he says, "but do that by the laws that hold in this land. If you organize a demonstration, you ask for a permit. That did not happen here and therefore we do not support this demonstration."
Source: Telegraaf (Dutch)
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