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Why are Buddhists and Muslims fighting in Myanmar?

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Muslims in both places are a generally peaceable and small minority. In Sri Lanka, the issue of halal slaughter has been a flashpoint. Led by monks, members of the Bodu Bala Sena - the Buddhist Brigade - hold rallies, call for direct action and the boycotting of Muslim businesses, and rail against the size of Muslim families. read more

Muslim and Buddhist refugees from Burma have clashed at a refugee camp in Indonesia in a riot in which eight people were killed and 15 were wounded. Rioters used wooden sticks, knives and iron bars to attack each other during a two-hour clash at an immigration centre in Sumatra island, local media said, quoting police. read more

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