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| International topless jihad day protester |
(Scroll down for video) Freedom activists participated in the international topless jihad day in order to fight oppression against women and other religions perpetrated by Muslims, according to video uploaded to the internet.
Topless protesters rallied near mosques and Tunisian embassies in Europe on Thursday to express their support for oppressed freedom activists.
"We are free, we are naked, it is our right, it is our body, our rules, and no one can use religion, and some other holy things, to abuse women," Alexandra Shevchenko, a Femen member in Berlin, Germany told the French press.
"We will fight them, and our hearts will be stronger than the stones," she added.
A Tunisian student, Amina Tyler, sparked controversy last month in Tunisia after publishing topless photos of herself on facebook, with the slogans "F*** Your Morals" and "My body belongs to me,” painted on her body.
Islamists hackers responded with an attack on the Tunisian Femen Facebook fan page, replacing the topless photos with quotations from the Koran. An Islamic preacher even stated that Tyler should be stoned for her act of defiance.
In support of the plight of Tyler, Femen labeled April 4, as the "International Day of topless Jihad" and staged mass protests.
About two dozen activists gathered in Paris, where Femen has its international headquarters. The women tried to reach the Tunisian Embassy, but were repelled by police.
Five activists gathered near an Islamic cultural center in Brussels, Belgium. Italian women protested outside the Tunisian consulate in Milan, carrying signs that read "Free Amina" and "naked breasts against Islam".
“We will fight all those who oppress others in the name of religion. We will fight until we win. Religious people have no right to force their views onto other people,” Anastasiya Karev, 24, of Kiev, Ukraine told YourJewishNews.com.
"Femen activists also blocked the entrance of a mosque with a car, where they were arrested by the police," a police report stated.Mobile video not loading? Click here to view