Following are excerpts from footage of protests held in Bizerte, Tunisia, against the government’s decision to shut down Koranic kindergartens. Speakers at the protest threatened that they would "force America to bow down" before them and that they would "raise the Black Standard over Jerusalem and over their Black House [i.e. White House]." The footage was posted on the Internet on May 10, 2013:
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Speaker: "You [police and military] confront us with tear gas. We pledge to Allah that this is a matter of religion, a matter of life or death. Our money and our blood are a cheap price to pay for the sake of Allah."
Demonstrator: "Say: 'Allah Akbar.'"
Crowd: Allah Akbar.
Demonstrator: "Say: 'Allah Akbar.'"
Crowd: Allah Akbar.
Demonstrator: "Say: 'Allah Akbar.'"
Crowd: Allah Akbar.
Demonstrator: "Say: 'Allah Akbar.'"
Crowd: "Allah Akbar."
Demonstrator: "Say: 'Allah Akbar.'"
Crowd: Allah Akbar.
Speaker: "Do not deceive yourselves. Either you are a slave of Allah or of one other than Allah.
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"This government, like the other [Arab] governments, is a Western collaborator, a collaborator with the US and France, a collaborator with the enemies of our religion. They want to turn us into their slaves instead of being slaves to God.
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"People know the truth, so beware not to stand in the opposite ranks. Either you are with the believers, who strive to glorify this great religion... By Allah, have you not seen what happened during the revolution? Is there not a reasonable man among you? Do you want it to repeat itself? Didn’t you learn the lesson? When the winds of change blow, they destroy everything."
Crowd: "Allah Akbar.
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"Allah Akbar.
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"Oh Allah, we respond to Your call.
"Oh Allah, we respond to Your call.
"Oh Allah, we respond to Your call.
"Oh Allah, we respond to Your call.
"Oh Allah, we respond to Your call.
"Oh Allah, we respond to Your call.
"Oh Allah, we respond to Your call.
"Oh Allah, we respond to Your call."
Speaker: "You should learn a lesson from those who came before us. What did Allah say about Pharaoh? Listen, oh policeman. Listen, oh soldier. Why should there be hostility between us? This is a war of religion between Paradise and Hell, between belief and heresy. Either you side with the army of the true believers who wish to please God, or else you side with the unjust infidels.
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"We know that there are people with good hearts among you, and when they are reminded of Allah, they remember [their duties]. Beware not to be one of those people for whom [truth] goes in one ear and out the other. You should be honest with yourselves. You should see things as they truly are. These people want nothing but what is good. They want to instate the law of Allah, and they want the banner of “There is no god but Allah” to fly high. The opposite trench, in which you are standing – oh policeman, oh soldier – is the trench of the slaves of America, France, and Israel. You must choose where you stand."
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Footage of Ansar Al-Shari’a activists protesting near the house of Habib Bourguiba
Speaker: "We say to the criminal tyrants: By Allah, we will not be intimidated by the sound of your mount’s hooves, the blades of your swords, your huge armies, or your policemen’s equipment. We say to you: Die in your anger."
Crowd: "Die in your anger."
Speaker: "Die in your anger."
Crowd: "Die in your anger."
Speaker: "Die in your anger."
Crowd: "Die in your anger."
Speaker: "Die in your anger."
Crowd: "Die in your anger."
Speaker: "Die in your anger."
Crowd: "Die in your anger."
Speaker: "Die in your anger."
Speaker: "By Allah, we will not cease our preaching for Allah, and we will not stop the Jihad for the sake of Allah, until we accomplish two things... Our war is not over alcohol-sellers or unveiled women. Our war is about instating the shari’a. By Allah, this flag of 'There is no god but Allah' will fly over the Interior Ministry. By Allah, it will fly over the 'Black House.' Our second mission is to liberate Jerusalem."
Demonstrator: "Say: 'Allah Akbar.'"
Crowd: "Allah Akbar."
Speaker: "God bless you, brothers."
Another speaker: "You are the ones who have kneeled and bowed down before America, but these young men will force America to bow down before them. These young men will raise the Black Standard over Jerusalem and over their Black House, where they concoct schemes against Islam."
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