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Anti-Islamic Film Gets Reaction From Niles West Kids

As protests rage around the world, a junior wrote up a thoughtful reaction to what troubled her upon seeing this video; other students commented.

 

The Islamic world is furious about a video that attacks and mocks Islam. The American filmmaker was arrested last night, not for the film, but for violating parole. 

Patch has been covering the story in the filmmaker's hometown of Cerritos, Calif. 

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Locally, a junior at Niles West High School, who is Muslim, has written about why the video was upsetting and hurtful to her. She quoted other students in the article, and two students so far have added their comments as well. 

Meanwhile, protesters in Egypt and other parts of the Muslim world continue to express anti-American outrage, and demand an apology from President Obama. 

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