Shakeel Ahmad Bhat (born around 1978) is a

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activist. He has been in photographs on the front pages of many newspapers and has become a cult figure on the Internet. He has been featured in newspapers such as the ''

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, and ''The Sunday Mail'' He has been nicknamed Islamic Rage Boy by several bloggers.

Biography

He was born into a Sufi Muslim family in

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. Around 1990, during a raid on his home, Indian police threw his sister Shareefa out of an upstairs window; she broke her spine and died four years later.APF: "Muslim 'Rage Boy' says he's really angry"
He lives in

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, where he is often seen participating in demonstrations. Due to his angry look, he is often photographed by journalists. He took part in protests against the

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, and the

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. He spent three years in prison. He claims that he has been detained almost 300 times since 1997.

In popular culture

He was featured in numerous blogs and articles by

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, and others. On various blogs, he was

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as Aerosmith singer

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or as an opera singer. His picture has also been printed on T-shirts, posters, mouse-pads, and beer mugs.

References

External links

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Biography

In popular culture

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