2018 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka

[karthikc]

Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency for 10 days to rein in the spread of communal violence, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after Buddhists and Muslims clashed in the Indian Ocean island's central district of Kandy.

Tension has been growing between the two communities in Sri Lanka over the past year, with some hardline Buddhist groups accusing Muslims of forcing people to convert to Islam and vandalising Buddhist archaeological sites.

Some Buddhist nationalist have also protested against the presence in Sri Lanka of Muslim Rohingya asylum-seekers from mostly Buddhist Myanmar, where Buddhist nationalism has also been on the rise.

"At a special cabinet meeting, it was decided to declare a state of emergency for 10 days to prevent the spread of communal riots to other parts of the country," the spokesman, Dayasiri Jayasekara, told Reuters.

"It was also decided to take stern action against people who are instigating violence through Facebook," he added, referring to postings on social media.

The government sent troops and elite police to Kandy after a mob set fire to a Muslim-owned shop, imposing a curfew there on Monday to prevent clashes between majority Sinhalese Buddhists and minority Muslims.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/sri...emergency-after-buddhist-muslim-clash-1820187

 

[Varun]

Is there any country which can claim to be peaceful on this basis?

 

[cr7great]

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency for 10 days to rein in the spread of communal violence, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after Buddhists and Muslims clashed in the Indian Ocean island's central district of Kandy.
Tension has been growing between the two communities in Sri Lanka over the past year, with some hardline Buddhist groups accusing Muslims of forcing people to convert to Islam and vandalising Buddhist archaeological sites.


Some Buddhist nationalist have also protested against the presence in Sri Lanka of Muslim Rohingya asylum-seekers from mostly Buddhist Myanmar, where Buddhist nationalism has also been on the rise.

"At a special cabinet meeting, it was decided to declare a state of emergency for 10 days to prevent the spread of communal riots to other parts of the country," the spokesman, Dayasiri Jayasekara, told Reuters.

"It was also decided to take stern action against people who are instigating violence through Facebook," he added, referring to postings on social media.

The government sent troops and elite police to Kandy after a mob set fire to a Muslim-owned shop, imposing a curfew there on Monday to prevent clashes between majority Sinhalese Buddhists and minority Muslims.

https://m.timesofindia.com/world/so...uddhist-muslim-clash/articleshow/63184654.cms

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Is there any country which can claim to be peaceful on this basis?

Well, we don't have ethnic clashes instigated by attacks on minorities in the UK at the moment, so yes I suppose we can claim the country is peaceful.

 

[Varun]

Well, we don't have ethnic clashes instigated by attacks on minorities in the UK at the moment, so yes I suppose we can claim the country is peaceful.

I'll give it to you - the UK is relatively stable on this front so far.

 

[CricketCartoons]

I'll give it to you - the UK is relatively stable on this front so far.

It is not just relatively stable (how I wish). It is absolutely stable. In UK disturbing someones headgear makes news of hate crime. We just LOL at their standards of hate crime.

 

[srh]

Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency for 10 days to rein in the spread of communal violence, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after Buddhists and Muslims clashed in the Indian Ocean island's central district of Kandy.

Tension has been growing between the two communities in Sri Lanka over the past year, with some hardline Buddhist groups accusing Muslims of forcing people to convert to Islam and vandalising Buddhist archaeological sites.

Some Buddhist nationalist have also protested against the presence in Sri Lanka of Muslim Rohingya asylum-seekers from mostly Buddhist Myanmar, where Buddhist nationalism has also been on the rise.

"At a special cabinet meeting, it was decided to declare a state of emergency for 10 days to prevent the spread of communal riots to other parts of the country," the spokesman, Dayasiri Jayasekara, told Reuters.

"It was also decided to take stern action against people who are instigating violence through Facebook," he added, referring to postings on social media.

The government sent troops and elite police to Kandy after a mob set fire to a Muslim-owned shop, imposing a curfew there on Monday to prevent clashes between majority Sinhalese Buddhists and minority Muslims.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/sri...emergency-after-buddhist-muslim-clash-1820187

There is no forced conversion in Islam. The Holy Quran said:

[2:256] There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

All these extremist non-muslim groups basically want to force non-muslims to stay non-muslims. They are not ready to understand that a non-muslim can decide to stop worshiping idols as Gods and instead believe in 1 true God. It has happened in the whole history of humans before and it is happening now too.

 

[Varun]

All these extremist non-muslim groups basically want to force non-muslims to stay non-muslims. They are not ready to understand that a non-muslim can decide to stop worshiping idols as Gods and instead believe in 1 true God. It has happened in the whole history of humans before and it is happening now too.

They can do whatever. Probably best for everyone to leave everyone else alone.

 

[Kroll]

I'll give it to you - the UK is relatively stable on this front so far.

Law and order are at the forefront of UK society, coupled with a high level of understanding and tolerance; it could never scale to the levels of these other countries.

 

[UN talkz]

Colombo: Sri Lanka declared a nationwide state of emergency for 10 days on Tuesday to stop the spread of communal violence, a government spokesman said, after clashes erupted between majority Buddhists and members of the minority Muslim community.

Tension has been growing between the two communities in Sri Lanka over the past year, with some hardline Buddhist groups accusing Muslims of forcing people to convert to Islam and vandalising Buddhist archaeological sites.

Some Buddhist nationalists have also protested against the presence in Sri Lanka of Muslim Rohingya asylum-seekers from mostly Buddhist Myanmar, where Buddhist nationalism has also been on the rise.

"At a special cabinet meeting, it was decided to declare a state of emergency for 10 days to prevent the spread of communal riots," government spokesman Dayasiri Jayasekara told Reuters.

He said some people were instigating violence through Facebook and warned of tough action against them.

A curfew was reimposed in two districts of Kandy on Tuesday, police said

The unrest in the Indian Ocean island's central district of Kandy began on Sunday after the funeral of a truck driver from the majority Sinhalese Buddhist community who died days after he was involved in an altercation with four Muslims, the government has said.

It was not clear why the initial altercation occurred but after the driver's funeral on Monday, a Sinhalese mob attacked Muslim shops, police said. The body of a Muslim youth was found in a burnt-out house early on Tuesday, police said.

Muslims make up about 9 percent of Sri Lanka's 21 million people. Buddhists make up about 70 percent and ethnic Tamils, most of whom are Hindus, about 13 percent.

The government sent troops and elite police to the area on Monday and imposed a curfew. A curfew was reimposed in two districts of Kandy on Tuesday, police said.

The government ended a 26-year civil war in 2009 with the defeat of Tamil separatist rebels. Muslim communities were occasionally caught up in that violence but on the whole, Muslims managed to stay out of the war.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/sri...emergency-after-buddhist-muslim-clash-1820187

 

[Varun]

Law and order are at the forefront of UK society, coupled with a high level of understanding and tolerance; it could never scale to the levels of these other countries.

That's not to say that there are no incidents:

The 2011 England riots occurred between 6 and 11 August 2011, when thousands of people rioted in several London boroughs and in cities and towns across England. The resulting chaos generated looting, arson, and mass deployment of police and resulted in the deaths of five people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_England_riots

 

[Kroll]

That's not to say that there are no incidents:

Yes, it's not immune to incidents, no country on earth is. However, you will not see the levels of violence associated with attacks on minority groups like you will see reports of elsewhere. There will be isolated attacks here and there and perhaps attempts at mass killings but can't see communal clashes ever happening where potentially tens/hundreds of people could get killed.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Law and order are at the forefront of UK society, coupled with a high level of understanding and tolerance; it could never scale to the levels of these other countries.

Absolutely correct. For all the talk of free speech in the UK, the authorities would never allow any demonstrations to get out of hand. We are as prone to inflammatory rhetoric as any other country, but if for example, the EDL organised a march through ethnic minority territory, the police would have a huge presence, and the march would be marshalled in such a way that it would never get the chance to get out of hand.

In addition, we have had generations of immigration now, so people have built up understanding of different ethnic groups and cultures. The least tolerant areas will almost always be those which have had less exposure to immigrants, which are also often the more deprived towns and cities.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Sri Lanka declares emergency to quell anti-Muslim riots

Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency for ten days to combat the spread of violence after Buddhists and Muslims clashed in Kandy.

Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency for ten days to rein in the spread of communal violence, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after Buddhists and Muslims clashed in the Indian Ocean island’s central district of Kandy.

Tension has been growing between the two communities in Sri Lanka over the past year, with some hardline Buddhist groups accusing Muslims of forcing people to convert to Islam and vandalising Buddhist archaeological sites.

Some Buddhist nationalist have also protested against the presence in Sri Lanka of Muslim Rohingya asylum-seekers from mostly Buddhist Myanmar, where Buddhist nationalism has also been on the rise.



“At a special cabinet meeting, it was decided to declare a state of emergency for 10 days to prevent the spread of communal riots to other parts of the country,” the spokesman, Dayasiri Jayasekara, told Reuters.

“It was also decided to take stern action against people who are instigating violence through Facebook,” he added, referring to postings on social media.

The government sent troops and elite police to Kandy after a mob set fire to a Muslim-owned shop, imposing a curfew there on Monday to prevent clashes between majority Sinhalese Buddhists and minority Muslims.

Hundreds of police deployed to restore order
Earlier, Sri Lankan police extended a curfew in parts of Kandy, home to famous tea plantations and Buddhist relics, after rioters disobeyed an overnight curfew and went on a rampage.

The body of a Muslim man was pulled from the ashes of a burnt building Tuesday, police said, threatening to further fuel communal tensions that have flared up across the country in recent weeks.




A police spokesman said hundreds of commandos from the police Special Task Force had been deployed to the troubled district to restore order and enforce the curfew.

Muslim homes, business and mosques were badly damaged in riots Monday triggered by the death of a Sinhalese man at the hands of a mob last week.




More than two dozen arrests have been made and an inquiry opened into police conduct in Kandy, just the latest region to be plagued by religious and ethnic conflict.

Mobs set fire to Muslim-owned businesses and attacked a mosque in the east of the country last week after a Muslim chef was accused of adding contraceptives to food sold to Sinhalese.

The government dismissed the allegation as baseless and ordered the arrest of those fomenting unrest in the area.



In June 2014 riots between Buddhists and Muslims left four dead and many injured.

That violence was instigated by a Buddhist extremist group whose leaders are on trial accused of spurring religious conflict.


https://www.sbs.com.au/news/sri-lanka-declares-emergency-to-quell-anti-muslim-riots

 

[PakLFC]

Not only the UK but most of the west is stable. Problem in South Asia is every argument between people of two different faiths takes on a religious angle.The entire communities soon get involved bashing each other up when the original incident had nothing to do with them. The said incident is supposed to have started after a Muslim and Buddhist man had an argument over some issue. If Buddhists are working and living in Muslim countries then the same should be acceptable the other way round too. No one is stopping the Buddhists from proselytising anywhere. Where is the evidence of Muslim's vandalising Buddhist archaeological sites?

 

[troodon]

Srilanka has 10% Muslim population and only 7.6% Christian Population?

For all the Pereras, Desilvas and Fernandos that have represented Srilankan Cricket I thought Christians would make up close to 30% of population.

Buddhists seems to have woken up and they are channeling their inner Bodhi Dharma now. No more hermit types.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Srilanka has 10% Muslim population and only 7.6% Christian Population?

For all the Pereras, Desilvas and Fernandos that have represented Srilankan Cricket I thought Christians would make up close to 30% of population.

Buddhists seems to have woken up and they are channeling their inner Bodhi Dharma now. No more hermit types.

What is Bhodi Dharma, and why was it dormant previously as opposed to the hermit types you are describing?

 

[TM Riddle]

What is Bhodi Dharma, and why was it dormant previously as opposed to the hermit types you are describing?

He's spewing ** and nothing more. Bodhi Dharma doesn't encourage violence at all.

 

[troodon]

He's spewing ** and nothing more. Bodhi Dharma doesn't encourage violence at all.

Bodhi Dharma did not encourage violence. But he taught Chinese not to take sheet from Mongol marauders. He taught them the art of self defense.No more sitting down and getting beaten up attitude.

 

[troodon]

What is Bhodi Dharma, and why was it dormant previously as opposed to the hermit types you are describing?

BOdhi Dharma is a Buddhist Monk from India who traveled East as part of Buddhist missionaries. He taught Chinese the art of self defense. He trained the Monks of Shaolin Monastery the art of Kungfu. Thus transforming the calm Monks to Fighters when need arises.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Time and time again certain sections of the Sinhalese majority have attacked various minority communities in Sri Lanka. In years gone by it was the Tamils that were the victims and in recent times it's been the Muslims.

It keeps on happening, in part, because no one is ever punished properly for previous 'riots'. Of course this isn't something which is exclusive to the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka - we see it with the majority communities in other parts of South Asia too.

 

[TM Riddle]

Bodhi Dharma did not encourage violence. But he taught Chinese not to take sheet from Mongol marauders. He taught them the art of self defense.No more sitting down and getting beaten up attitude.

What makes you believe these Buddhist 'Monks' are only defending themselves against the Muslim agression? Do you know about the history of Sinhala supremacists and their resurgence under Mahendra Rajapaksa to reassert their ethnic and religious identity?
I know you don't .

 

[Saeed]

BOdhi Dharma is a Buddhist Monk from India who traveled East as part of Buddhist missionaries. He taught Chinese the art of self defense. He trained the Monks of Shaolin Monastery the art of Kungfu. Thus transforming the calm Monks to Fighters when need arises.

It’s sad Bodhi Dharma couldn’t teach these skills to the buddhists and buddies when the actual mongols were invading. May be he wasn’t very good at teaching at them.

 

[TM Riddle]

It’s sad Bodhi Dharma couldn’t teach these skills to the buddhists and buddies when the actual mongols were invading. May be he wasn’t very good at teaching at them.

The invading Mongols were Buddhist too. Unless you are one of those who thinks 'Khan' surname has Islamic origins.

 

[Saeed]

The invading Mongols were Buddhist too.

Even more sad you can make contradicting posts within short time. But my point still stands, he clearly failed at teaching Mongols Bhuddi Dharma otherwise they wouldn’t have been invading the chinese.

But he taught Chinese not to take sheet from Mongol marauders

 

[TM Riddle]

Even more sad you can make contradicting posts within short time. But my point still stands, he clearly failed at teaching Mongols Bhuddi Dharma otherwise they wouldn’t have been invading the chinese.

I'm sorry what? What contradictions did you find in my posts?

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Bodhi Dharma did not encourage violence. But he taught Chinese not to take sheet from Mongol marauders. He taught them the art of self defense.No more sitting down and getting beaten up attitude.

But the aggression seems to have come from the calm and peaceful Buddhists against the minorities on this occasion. Maybe they've done a 180 degree turn and decided attack is the best form of defence.

 

[Saeed]

I'm sorry what? What contradictions did you find in my posts?

Bodhi Dharma doesn't encourage violence at all

You said Bodhi Dharma doesn’t encourage violence and then you said mongol Buddhists were the invaders. Sounds like a contradiction unless you want to argue that Mongols don’t believe in that kind of Buddhism.

 

[TM Riddle]

You said Bodhi Dharma doesn’t encourage violence and then you said mongol Buddhists were the invaders. Sounds like a contradiction unless you want to argue that Mongols don’t believe in that kind of Buddhism.

Islam doesn't encourage many things either but we have seen Muslims committing some of the most despicable things imagined. I hope you get my point.

 

[dhonixi]

One thing is common in every violence in South Asia. If that community cares about there own buisness more than chnaging people's belief then it is beneficial for all. No one wants to hear how great and best religion you have.

 

[Poutine]

One thing is common in every violence in South Asia. If that community cares about there own buisness more than chnaging people's belief then it is beneficial for all. No one wants to hear how great and best religion you have.

Do you even know what these riots are about and who the aggressors are? I mean you are pretty much justifying murder and violence, so I am sure who know more than everybody here.

 

[dhonixi]

^ [MENTION=143252]Poutine[/MENTION] i didn't know much about what is the reason behind this violence but for sure you know about there is something along religious lines and that same our religion is better than your religion nonsense. And you know about common factor in all religious clashes from far east of Philippines to South Asia to far west. And No, i didn't justify any type of violence but i am just telling about how to mind their own buisness, then everybody can live in peace.

 

[PakLFC]

Buddha was a good man. He was a peaceful man who preached coexistence and harmony. These Buddhists of SriLanka are inspired by the hate preachers of Myanmar.

 

[BlackShadow]

Buddhists around the world seem to be talking advantage of Islam's peaceful nature. Disgusting.

 

[PakLFC]

Buddhists around the world seem to be talking advantage of Islam's peaceful nature. Disgusting.

Islam is peaceful but Muslim's may not always be. Just keep kicking a people when they are down, that is the way it is now. Muslim's just need to accept the times we are living in.

 

[www787]

^ [MENTION=143252]Poutine[/MENTION] i didn't know much about what is the reason behind this violence but for sure you know about there is something along religious lines and that same our religion is better than your religion nonsense. And you know about common factor in all religious clashes from far east of Philippines to South Asia to far west. And No, i didn't justify any type of violence but i am just telling about how to mind their own buisness, then everybody can live in peace.

you are justifying, you made a comment without knowing what started the conflict, who started the conflict, and who are the victim of the conflict.

inherited religious bias is undeniable in you trying to defend your initial justification.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Buddha was a good man. He was a peaceful man who preached coexistence and harmony. These Buddhists of SriLanka are inspired by the hate preachers of Myanmar.

So are some of the posters here it seems #dhonixi

 

[TM Riddle]

A minnow Muslim team just beat Sri Lankan side. Those Buddhists must be having hard time right now

 

[Poutine]

^ [MENTION=143252]Poutine[/MENTION] i didn't know much about what is the reason behind this violence but for sure you know about there is something along religious lines and that same our religion is better than your religion nonsense. And you know about common factor in all religious clashes from far east of Philippines to South Asia to far west. And No, i didn't justify any type of violence but i am just telling about how to mind their own buisness, then everybody can live in peace.

So basically you have no idea what the riots are about but you still maintain the Muslims are at fault? I guess you have been conditioned to believe that Muslims are evil and are always at fault. Grow up and do your own research.

 

[Saeed]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Muslim Friday prayer was held in Digana in a school ground peacefully as the area mosque has been destroyed, nearby Sinhalese helped them to prepare for prayers <a href="https://t.co/JkJI1ZIkY8">pic.twitter.com/JkJI1ZIkY8</a></p>— Azzam Ameen (@AzzamAmeen) <a href="https://twitter.com/AzzamAmeen/status/972036362714009600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Myth, jealously, propaganda: What lies behind Sinhalese Buddhist violence against Sri Lankan Muslims
Anti-Muslims riots scarred several towns in central Sri Lanka early this month, forcing the government to declare a state of emergency.

https://scroll.in/article/871465/my...-buddhist-violence-against-sri-lankan-muslims

 

[troodon]

Buddha was a good man. He was a peaceful man who preached coexistence and harmony. These Buddhists of SriLanka are inspired by the hate preachers of Myanmar.

Buddha is not just a good man. He is god for Buddhists and reincarnation of Vishnu for many Hindus.

Why blame Myanmar? There is obviously some friction going on between both communities and finally it caught fire.

 

[PakLFC]

Buddha is not just a good man. He is god for Buddhists and reincarnation of Vishnu for many Hindus.

Why blame Myanmar? There is obviously some friction going on between both communities and finally it caught fire.

I am speaking as a Muslim, Buddhists can worship him all they want. Myanmar is to be blamed for killing Muslim's.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Sri Lanka is responsible for the worst genocide in recent history. 1 lakh people got butchered in the name of fight against terrorism. The weapons were bought from Pakistan to carry out ethnic cleansing of Tamils. Government of India stood their silent when Tamils were being killed.

As someone who stands for life and non violence Sri Lanka remains a regime I hate from my heart and soul. It must be brought down. The evil empire has had its time. Boycott all cricket with them and all commercial ties to send a message across otherwise your fake sympathy means nothijnt as minorities keep getting slated in the Island.

For love and peace.

Bhaijaan.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Some bigots in Sri Lanka are angry that the Muslim birth rate is greater than the Buddhist one. Well have more kids then if it's such a concern to you. To add to the hate and chaos rumours were spread of a Muslim plot to reduce the Buddhist population by feeding them contraceptives lol.

 

[CanadianG00se]

Is there any country which can claim to be peaceful on this basis?

Canada is quite peaceful. Probably best country to live along with Norway.

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Facebook has apologised for its role in the deadly communal unrest that shook Sri Lanka two years ago after an investigation found that hate speech and rumours spread on the platform may have led to violence against Muslims<a href="https://t.co/FGLDEVQB7S">https://t.co/FGLDEVQB7S</a></p>— AFP news agency (@AFP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1260500279255904256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2020</a></blockquote>
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