With his fuchsia skullcap and sash, Catholic Bishop Thomas Dowd stood out in the crowd at Shaare Zedek Congregation on Sunday.
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Video: Eight Buddhist Monks Among 24 Identified in Attack on Prayer Center
The police have identified 24 persons who were involved in yesterday’s (January 13) attack on a Christian place of worship in Hikkaduwa including eight Buddhist monks.
Geller: Oppose Resolution Condemning Ethnic Cleansing In Burma
Geller is telling her fellow anti-Muslim activists to convince Congress to reject a resolution “urging the Government of Burma to end the persecution of the Rohingya people.”
Special Report: Myanmar gives official blessing to anti-Muslim monks
The Buddhist extremist movement in Myanmar, known as 969, receives official backing.
Dalai Lama Decries Buddhist Attacks On Muslims In Myanmar
The Dalai Lama urges Burmese monks to think of the face of the Buddha and turn away from violence.
HRW: 882 Homes Torched in Anti-Muslim Violence in Burma
Hundreds of homes, shops and mosques have been destroyed in most recent violence.
Sri Lanka: 50 Muslim Shop Owners Receive Death Threats
Shop owners warned to “close their shops by March 31 or face death.”
Sri Lanka’s Buddhist Extremists Threaten BBC and Muslim Journalists
Bodu Bala Sena held a protest rally Sunday at Maharagama telling business owners to remove halal certified food from their stores.
BBC: Muslims Homes Razed in Burma’s Rakhine State
The largest Muslim area in the Burmese city of Sittwe was razed to the ground in recent communal violence, a UK broadcaster has reported.
Richard Bartholomew Delivers Robert Spencer an Elbow from the Sky
Richard Batholomew revisits the contrived case of Fathima Rifqa Bary, and finds “pseudo-expert” Robert Spencer’s analysis to be “somewhat baffling.”