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Pakistan's government has ordered internet service providers to block Facebook over anger at the page “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!” The page has angered Muslims worldwide because Islam prohibits depictions of the prophet. Massive protests were stage throughout Pakistan. Female activists of a Pakistani Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) shout slogans as they march behind a banner during a protest in Karachi on May 19, 2010, against the published caricatures of Prophet Mohammed on Facebook. Pakistani Islamists shout slogans during a protest in Karachi. An activist of a Pakistani Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) carries a placard during a protest rally in Karachi. Pakistani Islamists shout slogans during a protest in Karachi. (All photos by RIZWAN TABASSUM and ASIF HASSAN / Getty Images) added by: joshuaheller