Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and Anti-Sharia Rally 2017 Photograph Collection, June 10, 2017

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
Kinsey, Kristin
Title
Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and Anti-Sharia Rally 2017 Photograph Collection
Dates
June 10, 2017 (inclusive)
Quantity
173 digital photographs
Collection Number
PH1484
Summary
Photographs from the March Against Sharia and the counter protest called "We Stand With Our Muslim Neighbors", June 10, 2017.
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is entirely digital and can be viewed only on the Libraries Digital Collections website.

Languages
English

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

On June 10, 2017, two rallies converged outside of Seattle City Hall. One, calling itself the March Against Sharia, was sponsored by the group ACT for America. ACT for America describes its mission as “protecting and preserving American culture”. They have also been identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an anti-Muslim hate group, due in part to repeated claims by founder Bridgette Gabriel that practicing Muslims cannot be loyal citizens to the United States of America. ACT for America sponsored multiple anti-Sharia rallies across the US on the same day. Members of the alt-right group Patriot Prayer (along with organizer Joey Gibson) attended in support of the anti-Sharia demonstration. The few dozen March Against Sharia members were met by over 500 counter-protestors, calling themselves Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors. This group, representing local religious, LGBTQ, labor, and community organizations, gathered at Occidental Square before marching to Fourth Avenue to address the March Against Sharia protestors. Imam Jamal Rahman, of the Interfaith Community Sanctuary, addressed counter protesters before they headed to City Hall. According to Facebook statements made by organizers, the purpose of the counter-protest was to “say loud and clear that hate and Islamaphobia are not welcome here”. Activists also set up an “Ask an American Muslim” booth where attendees could engage with members of Seattle’s Muslim community. Throughout the rally, Seattle Police, armed with clubs and wearing riot gear, maintained a wide barricade between the two protests by encircling the March against Sharia protestors with fences. Police deployed pepper spray and arrests were made following a fight that broke out after the rallies had concluded.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs from the March Against Sharia and the counter protest called "We Stand With Our Muslim Neighbors", June 10, 2017.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

View the entire collection on the Libraries Digital Collections website

Restrictions on Use

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donor: Kristin Kinsey, June 10, 2017.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Kristin Kinsey PhotographsReturn to Top

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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Demonstrators holding banner reading "Seattle united against anti-Muslim and racist attacks", Occidental Square, Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Seattle united against anti-Muslim and racist attacks"; "Muslims are welcome - Bigots are NOT! RadicalWomen.Org." Text on clothing reads: "American Indian Movement - Water Protectors."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Table filled with signs and literature from Socialist Alternative and Socialist Students, Occidental Square, Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "LGBTQ Solidarity - Socialist Alternative"; "Resist Trump"; "Socialist Students - a student movement for the 99% - END racism, homophobia, sexism, transphobia, islamophobia - #SocialistStudents - www.SocialistStudents.org"; "No wall, no raids, no war - Resist Trump."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Two demonstrators protesting at Occidental Square, Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "I am a father, I am a husband, I am an engineer, I stand with my Muslim neighbors." One demonstrator is using a wheelchair.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Sign reading "I am a mother, I am a wife, I am a mathematician, I stand with my Muslim neighbors", Occidental Square, Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "I am a mother, I am a wife, I am a mathematician, I stand with my Muslim neighbors." Demonstrator is using a wheelchair.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Demonstrators standing beside a sign featuring images of Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche, Ricky John Best, Micah Fletcher, and Rahma Warsame, Occidental Square, Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Live like them. RefuseFascism.Org [with photographs of Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche, Ricky John Best, Micah Fletcher, and Rahma Warsame]." On May 26, 2017 three men were stabbed in Portland, Oregon after they tried to intervene while a man shouted racial slurs at two women, one of whom was wearing a hijab. Two of the men died: 53-year-old Ricky John Best and 23-year-old Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche. Micah David-Cole Fletcher, 21, of Portland was also stabbed in the attack but survived.Rahma Warsame was severley injured in a fight in Cleveland, Ohio on June 6, 2017. There was pressure to investigate the beating as a hate crime, but police eventually determined that there was not enough evidence to do so.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Sign reading "I am a white Jewish teacher. I stand with Islam", Occidental Square, Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "I am a white Jewish teacher. I stand with Islam."; "No importa de donde eres, estamos contentos que seas nuestro vecino - No matter where you are from, we're glad you're our neighbor [also written in Arabic]."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Sign reading "No importa de donde eres, estamos contentos que seas nuestro vecino - No matter where you are from, we're glad you're our neighbor", Occidental Square, Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "No importa de donde eres, estamos contentos que seas nuestro vecino - No matter where you are from, we're glad you're our neighbor."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Young person wearing an American flag headscarf, Occidental Square, Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "We the people are greater than fear [with an image of a woman wearing an American flag hijab]."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Sign reading "Welcome the stranger - our shared story", Occidental Square, Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Welcome the Stranger - OUR shared story [with the symbols for Christianity, Judaism, and Islam]."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Sign reading No matter where you are from, we're glad you're our neighbor in English, Spanish, and Arabic, Occidental Square, Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "No importa de donde eres, estamos contentos que seas nuestro vecino - No matter where you are from, we're glad you're our neighbor [also written in Arabic]."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Two Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Occidental Square, Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "We stand with our Muslim neighbors." Nun on the right is Sister Feral Streep, and the nun on the left is Sister Pussywillow Wilchenot.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Adult and child addressing the crowd at Occidental Square, Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "We the people are greater than fear [with an image of a woman wearing an American flag hijab]"; "We stand with our Muslim neighbors."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Large mesh sign reading "Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors", Occidental Square, Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors"; "We stand with our Muslim Neighbors"; "No human being is illegal."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Demonstrator waving a flag used by the Syrian National Coalition and Syrian Interim Government, Occidental Square, Seattle, Washington
Protester is waving a sign with a horizontal tricolor triband of green, white, and black, with three red stars charged in the center. This is the flag used by the Syrian National Coalition and Syrian Interim Government.Demonstrator is also wearing a headscarf.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Demonstrator holding a sign reading "Nazis support Assad", Occidental Square, Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Nazis support Assad." Demonstrator is also wearing a headscarf. Bashar Hafez al-Assad is the 19th and current President of Syria, holding the office since 17 July 2000. He is also commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces, General Secretary of the ruling Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and Regional Secretary of the party's branch in Syria. He is a son of Hafez al-Assad, who was President of Syria from 1971 to 2000.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Protesters holding signs reading "We Stand with our Muslim Neighbors", Occidental Square, Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "We stand with our Muslim neighbors"; "No Islamophobia - Open the Borders - Freedom Socialist Party."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Sign reading "The first amendment is not just for you. It's for everyone.", S. Washington St., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "No Islamophobia - Open the borders! - Freedom Socialist Party"; "The first amendment is not just for you. It's for everyone." The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, ensuring that there is no prohibition on the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble, or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Signs reading "No Islamophobia" and "The first amendment is not just for you. It's for everyone.", S. Washington St., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "No Islamophobia - Open the borders! - Freedom Socialist Party"; "The first amendment is not just for you. It's for everyone." The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, ensuring that there is no prohibition on the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble, or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Crowd holding signs supporting Muslims as they march down S. Washington St., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "No Islamophobia - Open the borders! - Freedom Socialist Party"; "The first amendment is not just for you. It's for everyone."; "I am an atheist - I stand with Islam"; "Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors"; "We stand with our Muslim Neighbors." The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, ensuring that there is no prohibition on the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble, or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Demonstrator holding sign reading "No Islamophobia - Open the borders!", S. Washington St., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "No Islamophobia - Open the borders! - Freedom Socialist Party"; "The first amendment is not just for you. It's for everyone."; "I am an atheist - I stand with Islam"; "Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors"; "We stand with our Muslim Neighbors." The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, ensuring that there is no prohibition on the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble, or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Crowd marching behind a large mesh banner reading "Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors", S. Washington St., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "No Islamophobia - Open the borders! - Freedom Socialist Party"; "The first amendment is not just for you. It's for everyone."; "I am an atheist - I stand with Islam"; "Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors"; "We stand with our Muslim Neighbors." The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, ensuring that there is no prohibition on the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble, or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Signs reading "Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors" and "The first Amendement is not just for you", S. Washington St. and S. 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "No Islamophobia - Open the borders! - Freedom Socialist Party"; "The first amendment is not just for you. It's for everyone."; "I am an atheist - I stand with Islam"; "Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors"; "We stand with our Muslim Neighbors"; "I am a feminist Christian attorney. I stand with Islam"; "No to Islamophobia." The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, ensuring that there is no prohibition on the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble, or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Protesters holding signs reading "Hate Free Zone" and "We stand with our Muslim Neighbors", 4th Ave. S., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Hate Free Zone [over a silhouette of Washington state]"; "We stand with our Muslim neighbors."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Sister Feral Streep of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, 4th Ave. S., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "We stand with our Muslim neighbors"; "I love my Muslim neighbor." Nun on the right is Sister Feral Streep, and the nun on the left is Sister Pussywillow Wilchenot.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Sign reading "I love refugees & immigrants - No Muslim Ban - No Border Wall", 4th Ave. S., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "I love refugees & immigrants - No Muslim Ban - No Border Wall - Rise, Love, Resist - CodePink.org."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Sign reading "Racism is not patriotism", 4th Ave. S., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "We stand with our Muslim neighbors"; "Racism is not patriotism"; "No! Drive out Trump-Pence fascist regime - RefuseFascism.org"; "First they came for the Muslims... and we said 'Not today!' - Inspired by Martin Niemoller's haunting poem." One protester wears a hat reading "OA [OEF Afqhanistan] Vet."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Protesters marching behind a large banner reading "Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors", 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors"; "We stand with our Muslim Neighbors"; "Immigrant rights are workers' rights - Resist Trump - #MayDay - Socialist Alternative"; "Stop Muslim Bashing - RadicalWomen.org"; "No Islamophobia."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Demonstrators carrying signs reading "Never again is NOW", 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "We stand with our Muslim Neighbors"; "Hate free zone [over a silhouette of Washington state]"; "Never again is NOW."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors: Veterans for Peace flag, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "VeteransForPeace.org"; "We stand with our Muslim Neighbors."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Demonstrator in a blue headscarf holding a sign reading "Sharia knows no hate!", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Sharia knows no hate!" Text on clothing reads: "We the people are greater than fear [with an image of a woman wearing an American flag hijab]." Sharia, Sharia law, or Islamic law is the religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the Hadith.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Demonstrator holding sign reading "In this house, we believe...", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "In this house, we believe: Black Lives Matter, Women's Rights are Human Rights, No Human Is Illegal, Science is Real, Love is Love, Kindness is everything."
June 10, 2017
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Anti-Sharia demonstrators holding signs reading "Women against Sharia" and "Sharia (does not equal) Freedom, Human Rights, Equality", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Women against Sharia"; "Sharia (does not equal) freedom, Human Rights, Equality"; "Sharia (does not equal) U.S. law." Two protesters are holding the flag of Kurdistan. This flag is used by Kurds as a symbol of Kurdish independence. The flag is also associated with Kurdish nationalism. It is the official flag of the autonomous Kurdistan Region in Iraq.
June 10, 2017
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Religious demonstrators at Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on clothing reads: "Jesus is the son of God"; "Make America Great Again"; "Trust Jesus." "Make America Great Again" was a campaign slogan of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
June 10, 2017
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Two religious protesters at Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on clothing reads: "Preacher"; "Repent or Perish - Jesus is lord"; "Quran 9:5 - Jesus is son of God - He should be worshiped"; "Make America Great Again." "Make America Great Again" was a campaign slogan of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Demonstrators counter-protesting the Anti-Sharia rally, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "We stand with our Muslim Neighbors." Text on clothing reads: "Black Lives Matter." One protester is banging a pot with a metal spoon in order to drown out the Anti-Sharia rally.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Antifa activists banging pots together to drown out the Anti-Sharia rally, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Antifa stands for anti-fascist. Five antifa activists are wearing mostly black and have their faces obscured by scarves, bandanas, and dark sunglasses. One wears a hat reading "Antifa."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Veterans for Peace flag waving above the crowd of counter-protesters at Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "We stand with our Muslim neighbors"; "VeteransForPeace.org"; "Old Jewish womxn against - poverty & house-lessness, xenophobia & homophobia, Islamophobia & anti-semitism, climate change deniers & alt-facts, hate & racism." Antifa activists are holding a purple sign that is written in yiddish.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Antifa activists standing with the counter-protesters in front of Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Protesters are using horns and bells to drown out the Anti-Sharia rally.Antifa stands for anti-fascist.Text on sign reads: "We stand with our Muslim neighbors." >
June 10, 2017
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Anti-Sharia demonstrator wearing military-style fatigues, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington, Seattle, Washington
The individual pictured is wearing a firearm on their side and a patch of a fox head. The patch is most likely created by Mil Spec Monkey, a brand selling quasi-military and tactical gear.
June 10, 2017
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Two Anti-Sharia protesters wearing religious clothing, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on clothing reads: "Repent of Perish"; "Quran 9:5 - Jesus is son of God - He should be worshiped"; "Make America Great Again."
June 10, 2017
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Anti-Sharia protesters waving American flags at Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Choose kindness - Our Trump, Make America Great Again."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Counter-protesters holding signs reading "I am a lover, atheist, patriot. I stand with Islam" and "We shall overcome hate with love", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "I am a lover, atheist, patriot. I stand with Islam"; "We shall overcome hate with love"; "We stand with our Muslim neighbors." One protester wears a shirt reading "Bloody Sunday - Bridge crossing [with an image of civil rights demonstrators attempting to cross the bridge]." "Bloody Sunday" occurred on March 7, 1965, when armed policemen attacked civil rights demonstrators with billy clubs and tear gas as they were attempting to march to the Alabama state capital of Montgomery.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Counter-protesters beating drums to drown out the Anti-Sharia rally, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "I am a lover, atheist, patriot. I stand with Islam"; "We shall overcome hate with love"; "Immigrant rights are workers' rights - Resist Trump - #Mayday"; "Solidarity is our best defense - Freedom Socialist Party"; "We stand with our Muslim neighbors." One protester wears a shirt reading "Bloody Sunday - Bridge crossing [with an image of civil rights demonstrators attempting to cross the bridge]." "Bloody Sunday" occurred on March 7, 1965, when armed policemen attacked civil rights demonstrators with billy clubs and tear gas as they were attempting to march to the Alabama state capital of Montgomery.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Signs reading "Stop bigotry - racism kills", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "No! Drive out Trump-Pence fascism regime - RefuseFascism.org"; "We stand with our Muslim Neighbors"; "Stop bigotry - Racism Kills - Freedom Socialist Party"; "Welcome Wagon for Stand with Muslim Neighbors." One protester wears a shirt reading "Socialist Alternative."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Signs from Refuse Fascism and Kadima Reconstructionist Community, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "I am a Christian, a veteran. I stand with Islam"; "No! Drive out Trump-Pence Regime! RefuseFascism.org"; "Immigrant rights are human rights"; "Muslims welcome"; "Feminists unite to fight the right! RadicalWomen.org"; "Kadima - Progressive Jewish Community."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Banner with an image of Rahme Warsame, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "We stand with our Muslim neighbors." Another banner has an image of Rahma Warsame, who was severley injured in a fight in Cleveland, Ohio on June 6, 2017. There was pressure to investigate the beating as a hate crime, but police eventually determined that there was not enough evidence to do so.
June 10, 2017
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Anti-Sharia Protester holding a sign reading "Choose Kindness", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Choose kindness." Text on clothing reads: "Trump 2016 - Make America Great Again."
June 10, 2017
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Anti-Sharia protester wearing a helmet covered in Pepe the Frog stickers, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on clothing reads: "Trump - Make America Great Again'.Pepe the Frog is a popular Internet meme. A green anthropomorphic frog with a humanoid body, Pepe originated in a comic by Matt Furie called Boy's Club. It became an Internet meme when its popularity steadily grew across Myspace, Gaia Online and 4chan in 2008. By 2015, it had become one of the most popular memes used on 4chan. Beginning in 2015, the character's image has been appropriated as a symbol of the controversial alt-right movement.
June 10, 2017
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Anti-Sharia protester holding a sign reading "Never - Sharia Law - EVIL - Veterans First - In America", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington, Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Never - Sharia Law - EVIL - Veterans First - In America." Sharia, Sharia law, or Islamic law is the religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the Hadith.
June 10, 2017
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Anti-Sharia demonstrator wearing a Three Percenters sweatshirt, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on clothing reads: "When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty." This text surrounds an outline of the state of Oregon with the roman number three surrounded by stars. This is the symbol for the Three Percenters (also styled "3%ers). The Three Percenters are an American "patriot movement" which pledges resistance against the United States government regarding infringement of the United States Constitution. The group's stated primary purpose is to protect constitutional rights.
June 10, 2017
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Anti-Sharia demonstrators wearing jackets with large back patches, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Sharia law requires beating & killing gays - that okay with you?." One protester is wearing a jacket with a large patch of a black and white American flag, as well as a Gadsden flag which reads "Don't tread on me." Another protester wears a sweatshirt that reads "When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty." This text surrounds an outline of the state of Oregon with the roman number three surrounded by stars. This is the symbol for the Three Percenters (also styled "3%ers). The Three Percenters are an American "patriot movement" which pledges resistance against the United States government regarding infringement of the United States Constitution. The group's stated primary purpose is to protect constitutional rights.
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British flag and Pepe the Frog flag waving over police officers, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Pepe the Frog is a popular Internet meme. A green anthropomorphic frog with a humanoid body, Pepe originated in a comic by Matt Furie called Boy's Club. It became an Internet meme when its popularity steadily grew across Myspace, Gaia Online and 4chan in 2008. By 2015, it had become one of the most popular memes used on 4chan. Beginning in 2015, the character's image has been appropriated as a symbol of the controversial alt-right movement.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Police standing between the Anti-Sharia Rally and counterprotesters, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Choose all of us"; "Us vs them is a false choice"; "We teach each other"; "We stand with our Muslim neighbors."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Two demonstrators holding signs from Socialist Alternative, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Not one more - Ni una mas - Resist Trump - Socialist Alternative"; "End racism, sexism, poverty - Resist Trump - Socialist Alternative."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Protester wearing a button reading "Punch Nazis", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "LGBTQ Solidarity, Ramadan Mubarak." Based on their button reading "Punch Nazis", and the black bandana covering their face, this protester may be associated with an antifa (antifascist) group.
June 10, 2017
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Demonstrator holding a sign reading "Sharia law ain't coming here, so let's just please all calm the hell down!", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington, Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Sharia law ain't coming here, so let's just please all calm the hell down!" Sharia, Sharia law, or Islamic law is the religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the Hadith.
June 10, 2017
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Anti-Sharia demonstrator holding a sign reading "Socialism is garbage! Benito Mussolini was a socialist!", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Socialism is garbage! Benito Mussolini was a socialist!"; "Women against Sharia." Text on clothing reads: "Make America Great Again." "Make America Great Again" was the slogan of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.Sharia, Sharia law, or Islamic law is the religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the Hadith.
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Demonstrator holding a sign of a woman wearing an American flag hijab, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "We the people are greater than fear [with an image of a woman wearing an American flag hijab]"; "We stand with our Muslim neighbors."
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Sign reading "Fuck racism - Punch Nazis", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Fuck racism - Punch nazis [with a drawing of an individual in all black punching Richard Spencer]." Richard Bertrand Spencer is an American white supremacist. He is president of the National Policy Institute, a white supremacist think tank, as well as Washington Summit Publishers. Spencer has stated that he rejects the label of white supremacist, and prefers to describe himself as an identitarian. He has advocated for a white homeland for a "dispossessed white race" and called for "peaceful ethnic cleansing" to halt the "deconstruction" of European culture. On January 20, 2017, Spencer attended the inauguration of Donald Trump. As he was giving an impromptu interview on a nearby street afterwards, a masked man punched Spencer in the face, then fled.
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Sign reading "Hate Trump, not Muslims", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Queers for Muslims"; "Hate Trump, not Muslims." Based on the bandanas covering their faces, these protesters may be associated with an antifa (antifascist) group.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Demonstrator holding sign reading "Against Racism", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Against Racism"; "Not one more - Ni una mas - Resist Trump - Socialist Alternative." One protester has "O+ NKA" written in marker on their hand. This indicates their blood type and that they have no known allergies. In case of violence resulting in injury, this marking would help medical professionals quickly treat this person.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Protester wearign a rainbow scarf and sign reading "Against Racism", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Against racism." Antifa (antifascist) demonstrators can be seen wearing bandanas and sunglasses in the background.
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Sign reading "Equal rights for all does not mean fewer rights for you - it's not a PIE", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Equal rights for all does not mean fewer rights for you - It's not a PIE." Sign depicts a Venus symbol with a raised fist inside.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Sign reading "Stop white supremacist terrorism", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Equal rights for all does not mean fewer rights for you - It's not a PIE"; "Stop white supremacist terrorism"; "Love Trumps Hate"; "Black Lives Matter." Sign depicts a Venus symbol with a raised fist inside.
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Anti-Shari protesters waving American flags, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "No sharia law." Many demonstrators are waving American flags.Sharia, Sharia law, or Islamic law is the religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the Hadith.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Sign reading "Because if we don't speak up, our silence is complicity", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Because if we don't speak up, our silence is complicity [with the crescent moon and star representing Islam on top of an American flag]."
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Sign reading "I am an American... (why the hell wouldn't) I stand with Islam", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "I am an American... (why the hell wouldn't) I stand with Islam"; "Strike for Human Rights - OWLS"; "Stop white supremacist terrorism!"
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Sign reading "It's up to us to be the adults in the room", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Lucha contra el racismo [Trans. from Spanish: Fight against racism] - Fight racism, Amnesty now, Amnistia Ahora - Socialist Alternative"; "It's up to us to be the adults in the room."
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Sign reading "I am an atheist. I support religious freedom and non-discrimination" in English and Arabic, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "We stand with our Muslim Neighbors"; "I am an atheist. I support religious freedom and non-discrimination [also written in Arabic]."
June 10, 2017
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Anti-Sharia protester waving an Israeli flag, a British flag, and a Pepe the Frog flag, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Pepe the Frog is a popular Internet meme. A green anthropomorphic frog with a humanoid body, Pepe originated in a comic by Matt Furie called Boy's Club. It became an Internet meme when its popularity steadily grew across Myspace, Gaia Online and 4chan in 2008. By 2015, it had become one of the most popular memes used on 4chan. Beginning in 2015, the character's image has been appropriated as a symbol of the controversial alt-right movement.
June 10, 2017
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Anti-Shari demonstrator wearing an American flag as a cape, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "If you believe in Sharia law - get the hell out." Sharia, Sharia law, or Islamic law is the religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the Hadith.R
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Sign reading "If you believe in Sharia law, get the hell out", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "If you believe in Sharia law - get the hell out." Sharia, Sharia law, or Islamic law is the religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the Hadith.
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Sign reading "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter - (MLK)", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter - (MLK)." Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He was assassinated in 1968.
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Protesters waving signs at the police barrier erected between the two groups, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Stop white supremacist terrorism!"; "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there of"; "Islam = Peace"; "We stand with our Muslim neighbors"; "We love our Muslim neighbors - fuck racism"; "No Trump, No KKK, No racist USA"; "Stop pretending your racism is patriots."
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Sign reading "This ex-cop stands for his neighbors", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "I am a Jew. I stand with Muslims"; "This ex-cop stands for his neighbors." Text on clothing reads: "Black Lives Matter." Antifa (anti-fascist) demonstrators in black balaclavas are also pictured.
June 10, 2017
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Police with billy clubs patroling the barrier erected between the two protests, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "We stand with our Muslim neighbors"; "Jews for Muslims - I stand with Islam"; "Bigots Heck Off"; "Black Muslim Lives Matter"; "white people: Racism is taught! Organize! Re-educate yourselves! Call out your racist friends."
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Anti-Sharia Protester wearing an InfoWars shirt, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on clothing reads: "America first since 1776 - InfoWars.com."
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Police in riot gear preventing counter-protesters from engaging with Anti-Sharia demonstrators, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Nazis support Assad"; "We stand with our Muslim neighbors"; "Fuck Trump: "Its not just Muslims you hate"; "People power, black power, women power, duwamish power, trans power, labor power." Bashar Hafez al-Assad is the 19th and current President of Syria, holding the office since 17 July 2000. He is also commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces, General Secretary of the ruling Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and Regional Secretary of the party's branch in Syria. He is a son of Hafez al-Assad, who was President of Syria from 1971 to 2000.
June 10, 2017
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Anti-Sharia demonstrator wearing a shirt reading "Point of aim, point of impact" with an image of a bullet, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Never - Sharia Law - in America." Text on clothing reads: "Point of aim, point of impact [with an image of a bullet]." Sharia, Sharia law, or Islamic law is the religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the Hadith.
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Police officers using their bicycles to prevent counter-protesters from engaging with Anti-Sharia demonstrators, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "We stand with our Muslim neighbors"; "Its not just Muslims you hate"; "God is imaginary - love unconditionally"; "Immigrant rights are worker's rights - Resist Trump - #MayDay." Flags being flown include the flag used by the Syrian National Coalition and Syrian Interim Government, and a red and black anarchist flag.
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Police officers patrolling the area between the two groups of protesters, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Flags being flown include the flag used by the Syrian National Coalition and Syrian Interim Government, and a red and black anarchist flag.
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Police on bicycles blockade the area in front of the counter-protesters, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "We stand with our Muslim neighbors." Flags being flown include the flag used by the Syrian National Coalition and Syrian Interim Government.
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Police engaging with Antifa demonstrators at Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Antifa stands for anti-fascist.Text on signs read: "Fuck Trump." One sign depicts a black fist on a red background.
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Police blocking Antifa protesters from engaging with the Anti-Sharia rally, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "White people: Racism is taught! Organize! Re-educate yourself! Call our your racist friends!" Antifa stands for anti-fascist.
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Protesters appearing to engage in conversation, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "We all belong here - we will defend each other [with a drawing of three individuals, one who is wearing a hijab]."
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Joey Gibson, leader of Patriot Prayer, in front of Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Never - Sharia Law - In America." Text on clothing reads: "Hillary [Clinton] for Prison, 2016." Sharia, Sharia law, or Islamic law is the religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the Hadith.Joey Gibson is a Vancouver, Washington native who leads the group Patriot Prayer. The group has been described variously as alt-right, far right, and conservative.
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Sign reading "Never - Evil - Sharia Law - Veterans First - In America", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Never - Evil - Sharia Law - Veterans First - In America." Sharia, Sharia law, or Islamic law is the religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the Hadith.
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Police walking in front of counter-protesters outside of Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Nazis support Assad." Bashar Hafez al-Assad is the 19th and current President of Syria, holding the office since 17 July 2000. He is also commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces, General Secretary of the ruling Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and Regional Secretary of the party's branch in Syria. He is a son of Hafez al-Assad, who was President of Syria from 1971 to 2000.
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Seattle Stands with our Muslim Neighbors and the Anti-Sharia Rally: Demonstrator waving a Syrian National Coalition flag and a sign reading "Nazis support Assad", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Nazis support Assad." Protester is waving a sign with a horizontal tricolor triband of green, white, and black, with three red stars charged in the center. This is the flag used by the Syrian National Coalition and Syrian Interim Government. Protester is also wearing a headscarf.Bashar Hafez al-Assad is the 19th and current President of Syria, holding the office since 17 July 2000. He is also commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces, General Secretary of the ruling Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and Regional Secretary of the party's branch in Syria. He is a son of Hafez al-Assad, who was President of Syria from 1971 to 2000.
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Anti-Sharia protester holding a sign reading "CNN is ISIS", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads:" CNN is ISIS"; "InfoWars.com - Forbidden Information." Text on clothing reads: "Trump is my president." The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Islamic State (IS), and by its Arabic language acronym Daesh is a Salafi jihadist militant group and unrecognised proto-state that follows a fundamentalist, Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam. This group has been designated a terrorist organisation by the United Nations and many individual countries.
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Close up of helmet worn by Anti-Shari demonstrator, Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
The helmet is covered in stickers of Pepe the Frog and a sticker reading "Trump - Make America Great Again." Pepe the Frog is a popular Internet meme. A green anthropomorphic frog with a humanoid body, Pepe originated in a comic by Matt Furie called Boy's Club. It became an Internet meme when its popularity steadily grew across Myspace, Gaia Online and 4chan in 2008. By 2015, it had become one of the most popular memes used on 4chan. Beginning in 2015, the character's image has been appropriated as a symbol of the controversial alt-right movement.
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Anti-Sharia demonstrator wearing a helmet reading "Trump - Make America Great Again", Seattle City Hall, 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
The helmet is covered in stickers of Pepe the Frog and a sticker reading "Trump - Make America Great Again." Pepe the Frog is a popular Internet meme. A green anthropomorphic frog with a humanoid body, Pepe originated in a comic by Matt Furie called Boy's Club. It became an Internet meme when its popularity steadily grew across Myspace, Gaia Online and 4chan in 2008. By 2015, it had become one of the most popular memes used on 4chan. Beginning in 2015, the character's image has been appropriated as a symbol of the controversial alt-right movement.
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