Mumbai, May 21 (KMW): Muslims in the city today protested against the social networking website 'Face book' for hosting a competition by inviting users to draw a caricature of Prophet Mohammad. In a protest meeting held at Minara Masjid at Bhendi Bazar and at Hindustani Masjid at Byculla in South Mumbai, various Muslim organizations demanded for a permanent ban on 'Face book' and chanted slogans against the website operators.The protest meeting at Minara Masjid, conducted by Raza Academy, demanded ban on Facebook and asked the government to take action against the organizers of the competition. Protesters blocked traffic at Bhendi Bazar. Hindustani Masjid noted Islamic scholar Maulana Abdul Jabbar Kadri said, ''we cannot tolerate such things which hurt the sentiments of millions of Muslims across the world''. The competition, called Draw Mohammed Day, was announced on April 20 and was scheduled to be held on May 20.Protests have been organized in several parts of the city against the competition.
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