Bangladesh: Muslims Attack Buddhist Temples, Homes Over Quran Facebook Phot

[JayAtl]

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims set fire to at least 10 Buddhist temples and 40 homes in anger over a Facebook photo of a burned Quran before authorities restored order.

The situation was under control Sunday afternoon after extra security officers were deployed and the government banned public gatherings in the troubled areas near the southern border with Myanmar, said Nojibul Islam, a police chief in the coastal district of Cox's Bazar.
He said at least 20 people were injured in the attacks that started late Saturday after a photo of a burned copy of the Muslim holy book was posted on Facebook. The rioters blamed the photo on a local Buddhist boy, though it was not immediately clear if he actually posted the photo.

Bangladesh's popular English-language Daily Star newspaper quoted the boy as saying that the photo was mistakenly tagged on his Facebook profile. The newspaper reported that soon after the violence started, the boy's Facebook account was closed and police escorted him and his mother to safety.

Joinul Bari, chief government administrator in Cox's Bazar district, said authorities detained the boy's parents and were investigating.

Buddhists make up less than 1 percent of Muslim-majority Bangladesh's 150 million people.

The Bangladeshi violence follows protests that erupted in Muslim countries over the past month after a low-budget film, "Innocence of Muslims," produced by a U.S. citizen denigrated the Prophet Muhammad by portraying Islam's holiest figure as a fraud, womanizer and child molester.

Some two dozen demonstrators have been killed in protests that attacked symbols of U.S. and the West, including diplomatic compounds.

Bangladesh: Muslims Attack Buddhist Temples, Homes Over Quran Facebook Photo

 

[JayAtl]

wanna destroy a country without any effort( much). then simply post a cartoon and they will burn and kill each other ...

how silly does that feel? Hitting it out of the park in promoting more anti Islam acts in response to anti Islam pictures on social networks.

Bangladeshis do take the cake and attack Buddhist's over I suppose anger towards Christian fundamentalist

I have a theory- this theory actually worked with other religions: That is we should have a barrage of anti Islam cartoons, to a point where it finally sets in that there are some silly folks in the world. It worked against other religions where they just ignore it...at one point people of 'other' religions where equally angered when their religion was made fun off.

 

[mfreak]

You have a photo that promotes a racist stereotype - Not particularly in this case, but lets think about that movie innocence of muslims.

Then some fundamentalist Muslims go and do the EXACT same thing that was stereotyped about them, and prove it!!

 

[JayAtl]

You have a photo that promotes a racist stereotype - Not particularly in this case, but lets think about that movie innocence of muslims.

Then some fundamentalist Muslims go and do the EXACT same thing that was stereotyped about them, and prove it!!

I don't think it's Muslims as a group, I maybe wrong in my assumptions. It's Muslims in certain countries where Islam is the constitution i.e. religion is the major basis of their constitution, that go berserk and kill their own over it. Did Muslims in Turkey( i don't think they have an 'Islamic driven' constitution) do it? In India do it? ... I'm just looking at the underline data

 

[KRAIT]

First India then Pakistan and now Bangladesh.

Something is really wrong with this sub-continent. Destroying structures, temples, rioting, beating and killing people.

All just triggered by a film, a picture. Why would other countries tries to de-stabilize us., All they had to do iis using social media and movies.

 

[JayAtl]

First India then Pakistan and now Bangladesh.

Something is really wrong with this sub-continent. Destroying structures, temples, rioting, beating and killing people.

All just triggered by a film, a picture. Why would other countries tries to de-stabilize us., All they had to do iis using social media and movies.

I know there was a protest but did they riot and kill in India?

 

[mfreak]

I don't think it's Muslims as a group, I maybe wrong in my assumptions. It's Muslims in certain countries where Islam is the constitution, that go berserk and kill their own over it. Did Muslims in Turkey( i don't think they have an 'Islamic driven' constitution) do it? In India do it? ... I'm just looking at the underline data

Then some fundamentalist Muslims go and do the EXACT same thing that was stereotyped about them, and prove it!!

 

[JayAtl]

Then some fundamentalist Muslims go and do the EXACT same thing that was stereotyped about them, and prove it!!

in these " Islamic driven constitution countries"( where religion is the driving force of their constitution) where their govt is flaming it- that is what I find astounding and troubling.

 

[mfreak]

Yeah that kind of thing always results in fundamentalism.

 

[Executioner]

Bangladesh has pushed nearly 1,500 Rohingya Muslims back into Burma. It also mentioned in holy script somewhere as to do that. Stupid people stop using the facebook as you people do in past these things are really made for morons.

 

[KRAIT]

I know there was a protest but did they riot and kill in India?

Yeah...they missed to do that....Thy failed..>Goddamnit....Point is the violence and volatility of our society.

 

[Sher Malang]

What the hell....!! this is totally insane far from human nature; I am all for peaceful protests and against any violence or disrespect to any other religion for me those foreign blasphemers are equal to these retards because none of the acts gives Islam/Muslims good name.

 

[notsuperstitious]

Pretty much OIC's definition of respect.

 

[Executioner]

What the hell....!! this is totally insane far from human nature; I am all for peaceful protests and against any violence or disrespect to any other religion for me those foreign blasphemers are equal to these retards because none of the acts gives Islam/Muslims good name.

They are not going to understand it.

 

[vk17]

Didn't find any post from Bangladeshi trolls, who even on a sneeze blames Hindutva, or start saying we will attack and destroy India!!