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Sri Lanka`s Muslims sore over Mosque relocation
Friday, 27 April 2012 - 11:20 PM SL Time
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Salat al juma (Friday prayers) in Sri Lanka will attract attention from afar and near: today s prayers and the sermons that follow, will determine which direction the country s Muslim minority will take to salvage its rights. It was last Friday that a mob, comprising of Buddhist radicals, wanted a mosque demolished, because it was built in a place considered sacred by Buddhists.
Trouble is brewing in the Muslim majority areas of Sri Lanka, following the attempts to desecrate a mosque built in an area sacred to Buddhists in Dambulla, a town about 150 km north east of Colombo, and the shockingly insensitive approach of the Sri Lankan government to the issue.
Last Friday, some people in the attire of Buddhist monks, and a mob tried to force its way into a mosque that Muslim leaders say, has been in existence for over half a century. They said that it was built on sacred ground and had to be demolished. There could be no compromise on this, a section of Monks, belonging to the Jathika Hela Urumaya, a political party led by Buddhist monks, announced to the press later.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa busy with the Indian MPs delegation, and preparing for a four-day tour of South Korea, left the issue to be handled by Prime Minister D.M.Jayaratne. Following pressure from Buddhist clergy, the Prime Minister ordered the relocation of the mosque. This move was widely criticised by Muslim leaders across the country, and leaders of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, an ally of the ruling United People s Freedom Alliance, had threatened to review support.
Muslims across the country observed a black day on Thursday. In some parts of the country mass prayers were held while in the Muslim-majority parts of the Eastern Province, there was a partial closure of shops and business establishments. The moderate among the Muslims in the Eastern province came under fire, one official source in the Eastern province, familiar with the developments on Thursday, said.
The All Ceylon Jamiyathul Ulama had called for a fast on Thursday, and said that Muslims were deeply worried over the recent incident took place in Dambulla in which a gang stormed the Jumma Mosque of Dambulla and damaged the place on 20 April, Friday. Muslims along with peace loving citizens of Sri Lanka are fretful if this incident would negatively impact the reconciliation that has started to sprout among communities since recently.
We should not forget the fact that majority of the Buddhist people are peace loving, rational and fair minded people and that they do not approve such acts and therefore we should be attentive of not hurting their feelings by taking offensive course of actions such as slamming other faiths which is not fitting for true believers, said Sheikh M. M. A. Mubarak, general secretary, All Ceylon Jamiyathul Ulama.
But Non Governmental Organisations, and social activists, who think that executive intervention, and not divine intervention was the need of the hour, decried the increasing religious intolerance and appealed to the President, and officials to take steps to arrest the trend. We strongly urge the state to take measures to curb the growing trend of intolerance and to do its utmost to make minorities feel in every way people of this country. In the post war context this is of the utmost importance for reconciliation and peaceful co-existence. We also appeal to religious and community leaders to initiate dialogue at all possible levels so that minority communities feel secure. We pledge our support for a pluralist Sri Lankan society, said the appeal, signed by 219 individuals and institutions, cutting across identities.
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 27 Apr 2012 16:25:13 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sri Lanka's Muslims sore over Mosque relocation
Here is the time to show leadership. Quell this before it gets worse. Negotiate a settlement with the Muslim that will respect both religions and can co-exist. Tamils otherwise will use this to their advantage.
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 27 Apr 2012 16:50:47 GMT Report for Abuse
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Freaking selfish JHU buddhist monks are creating another ethnic conflict.
These monks have to learn about religious tolerance and how Buddhism regards other religions.
This mosque has been there since 1960s. Now all the sudden these idiots found it is built on sacred land.
According to authorities this mosque has been in existence since 1964 and built with the support of the people of the area and the Viharadhipathy, the Chief Incumbent of the historic Dambulla Rajamahavihara.
http://groundviews.org/2012/04/24/dambulla-mosque-attack-is-there-a-hidden-hand/ |
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LK Information 27 Apr 2012 02:08:43 GMT Report for Abuse
Do you know the world smallest country who has the largest number of ministers?
Dear most( so called) intelligent ASTRO uncle,..
says
I know it's Vatican city....
Hak....hak....hak.
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27 Apr 2012 17:04:00 GMT Report for Abuse
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Here is the time to show leadership. Quell this before it gets worse.
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Edit this post LK Information 22 Apr 2012 01:04:14 GMT Report for Abuse
Who uses race and religion as a weapons? mainly power hungry, or trying to regain popularity politicians and some fanatic religious leaders.
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27 Apr 2012 17:06:24 GMT Report for Abuse
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Edited By - charlie1965 - 27 Apr 2012 17:07:42 GMT |
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27 Apr 2012 17:17:00 GMT Report for Abuse
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Nation of ungrateful and worst than four legs animals?
The name of General Sarath Fonseka, who provided military leadership to defeat the LTTE terrorism by killing Prabhakaran who was known as the number one terrorist leader of the world, has been removed from the annals of the Army. The medals he earned for heroic acts he performed by shedding his blood had been taken away from him. His pension has been stopped. General Sarath Fonseka who was the first General appointed under the Chief of Defence Staff Act has become a prisoner and identified by a number and languishing in the Welikada prison.
Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka was admitted to Nawaloka Hospital after he threatened to stage a hunger strike if the prison authorities failed to follow court orders...
'My lungs were badly damaged in the war and they were made even worse after the imprisonment, this is what the government wanted.This is a country which does not follow court orders,' Fonseka charged
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Stop illegal buildings and buddhist statues that keep creeping along main roads all over the country without
permission,which later on become permenant buildings and hinder traffic and paedestrian movements by narrowing the roads.Also there must be some formula by the religious ministry in allowing the privenas taking in underage children as samaneras. This amounts to violation of childrens rights who are forcefully given away for this service for money by poor parents.If this continues at the present rate,very soon Sri Lanka will have over 60% walking in saffron robes and creating more damage to the country. |
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27 Apr 2012 17:34:28 GMT Report for Abuse
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Nation of ungrateful and worst than four legs animals?
UNHRC did right thing to impose it's own resolution against Srilanka. What kind of justice can be expected with these 'worst than four legs animals' to minority?
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Edit this post LK Information 23 Apr 2012 00:03:17 GMT Report for Abuse
COLOMBO (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan government ordered a mosque relocated on Sunday after Buddhist monks said the 50-year-old structure had been built illegally in an area sacred to Buddhists and threatened to demolish it.
The monks in the island nation's central town of Dambulla protested against the mosque on Friday, stopping the Islamic prayers, and threatened violence if it was not removed.
They also have asked that a Hindu temple in the area be removed.
This is wrong and wrong and wrong!
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Stop illegal buildings and buddhist statues that keep creeping along main roads all over the country without
permission
ha machnag umba kiyanakan thamai hitiye |
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27 Apr 2012 18:28:04 GMT Report for Abuse
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Idiots talk without knowing what they are talking.
Read and understand how within ONE CENTURE how LAM gobbled so many countries.
What do you think about their strategy ?
Islam originated in the Arab Peninsula, where the Prophet Mohammed preached in 622 AD. Islamic religious teachings are held in the Koran and the Islamic social life is guided by the Islamic Sharia Law. The Arabs, once converted to Islam, went on an expansionist spree which eventually swallowed up Egypt, Syria, Persia, Iraq and finally, in 711 AD, Spain. Virtually all those countries had their own civilisations prior to Islamisation. Persia had developed the Persian script and had the Zoroastrian religion. But they all converted to Islam and accepted the Arabic language. By the end of the 8th century, the Islamic empire extended from Persia to Spain and included parts of Northern Africa as well. There were two political centres. Firstly, Damascus (660-750 AD) and thereafter Baghdad (750-1258 AD). |
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