{"id":118308,"date":"2014-01-12T11:32:04","date_gmt":"2014-01-12T06:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=118308"},"modified":"2014-01-21T06:06:24","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T00:36:24","slug":"hardline-monks-rally-sri-lanka-as-buddhist-front","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/hardline-monks-rally-sri-lanka-as-buddhist-front\/","title":{"rendered":"Hardline Monks Rally Sri Lanka As Buddhist Front"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With a bloody civil war over and a cautious peace at hand, a group of hardline Buddhist monks is rallying Sri Lankans against what they say is a pernicious threat: Muslims.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_81721\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/galaboda-atte-gnanasara1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81721\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-81721\" alt=\"Gnanasara\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/galaboda-atte-gnanasara1-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/galaboda-atte-gnanasara1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/galaboda-atte-gnanasara1-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-81721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gnanasara<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In just over a year, the saffron-swathed monks of Bodu Bala Sena \u2014 or Buddhist Power Force \u2014 have amassed a huge following, drawing thousands of fist-pumping followers who rail against the country\u2019s Muslim minority.<\/p>\n<p>Buddhists have attacked dozens of mosques and called for boycotts on Muslim-owned businesses and bans on headscarves and halal foods. 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