anti-islam protest (may 2015)

Coverage of the anti-Islam protest that took place in Phoenix, Arizona on May 29th, 2015. I spent six hours in 100+ degree weather with my camera and recorder interviewing people at the protest, then went home, transcribed and wrote until 2am, when I turned in my story, not to mention going through 200 plus photos. That’s a total of 8 hour turnaround for a story that went fairly viral.

Around five of these photos were published in VICE News.

“Dubbed the “Freedom Of Speech Rally Round II,” a large anti-Islam protest in Arizona drew a crowd of 500 or so on Friday evening outside the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix (ICCP). Organized by Jon Ritzheimer, a Marine Corps veteran, the protest was a response to the Curtis Culwell Center attack in Garland, Texas on May 3, where two gunmen opened fire at a Muhammad drawing contest.”

Read the full article here:
Here’s What Happened at the Anti-Islam Protest and ‘Draw Muhammad’ Contest in Arizona
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