[Buddha-l] Bangladesh Muslim lovefest

[Jo]

That ilnk doesn't get anywhere.
Here's a shorter one:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/314813/rioters-torch-buddhist-temples-h
omes 
Article, with photo.

Joanna
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] On Behalf Of Erik Hoogcarspel
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 5:31 AM


More info and a partial answer to my questions.

https://www.bangkokpost.com%2Fnews%2Fasia%2F314813%2Frioters-torch-buddhist-
temples-homes&t=Bangladhesh+anti-Buddhist+violence+%27planned%27+|+Bangkok+P
ost%3A+news


Erik

Op 01-10-12 11:14, Erik Hoogcarspel schreef:
> It is great to see that civilisation, in this case Facebook has 
> reached the inlands of Bangladesh. I wonder how many people of the mob 
> actually have seen the picture and of it really exists. This is 
> project X Cox Bazaar.
> Question is: is the burning caused by the Muslim faith, by some 
> landowners who think to capture some more land, by power hungry 
> religious leaders, by a Bangladeshi tribal mob, or by Facebook?
> In Germany, where project X also caused damage, some will sue 
> Facebook. The last Project X Haren (Netherlands), where a mob also 
> burned down cars and stores, has been caused by a store assistant in 
> New Zeeland who reposted the invitation after it had been removed by 
> the Dutch girl who by accident had posted it in the first place.
> We have to realize that anyone can put anything on Facebook (except 
> nude tits and genitals, Facebook people are decent wasps) and get away 
> with it. Apparently now spreading the rumour that something is on 
> Facebook will do. Mark Zuckerberg is making money through this. I 
> think we should send him a bill on behalf of the Bangladeshi Buddhists.
>
> Erik
>
> Op 01-10-12 09:34, Dan Lusthaus schreef:
>> From LATimes.
>>
>> Muslims in Bangladesh torch Buddhist temples over Facebook image 
>> September 30, 2012 |  7:28 am
>>
>> Muslims in Bangladesh torch Buddhist temples AMRITSAR, India -- 
>> Hundreds of angry Muslims in southeast Bangladesh torched at least 10 
>> Buddhist temples and dozens of homes Sunday after alleging that a 
>> Buddhist man insulted Islam on his Facebook page, authorities said.
>>
>> The protest gained momentum late Saturday in the area of Cox's Bazar 
>> about 200 miles from the capital of Dhaka when Muslims, claiming that 
>> a Facebook page showed a burned copy of the Koran, headed to several 
>> Buddhist villages in the area.
>>
>> read the rest at
>> http://tinyurl.com/9lqhec2
>>
>
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