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Posted on May 5, 2013 by NavyOne @ The Mellow Jihadi
Something we almost hear nothing of in the Lame Street Media. I'm surprised that I don't even read of this on the press outlets from other countries.
Read more @ Burma and 969, Buddhist Versus Muslim |
Something we almost hear nothing of in the Lame Street Media. I'm surprised that I don't even read of this on the press outlets from other countries.
At the edges of Southeast Asia sit countries with an Islamic minority. And each of them deal with this particular group in different ways. Thailand and the Philippines handle it one way. And Burma’s (Myanmar’s) Buddhist leaders have handled it in another fashion:
Brightly-coloured posters and stickers bearing the number “969″ are popping up in cities all over Burma. These look innocuous enough at first glance. However, “969” actually denotes an anti-Islam campaign led by hardliner Buddhist monks. Burmese Muslims say it has stirred up hatred and paranoia, resulting in a string of bloody anti-Muslim riots across the country over the past weeks.
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