Hundreds protest Islamic law in Australia
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Protesters waving Australian flags and carrying signs such as "Yes Australia. No Shariah" rallied around the country on Saturday in events organizers said were against Islamic extremism.
The "Reclaim Australia" events drew hundreds of supporters but also triggered counter-rallies from other groups who criticized them as racist and called for greater tolerance.
"We are pro-Australian values and anti-extreme Islam, but we're not anti-Muslim," Reclaim Australia spokeswoman Catherine Brennan told AFP.
Reclaim Australia's John Oliver told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the group was "not against any particular race or any particular religion... but against the extremists of one particular religion," he said.
