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An international panel of experts concluded in Budapest last week that the anti-Muslim rhetoric in Sri Lanka is similar to that of Myanmar where hundreds of Rohingya Muslims<\/span><\/a> are reported to have perished in deadly anti-Muslim clashes.<\/p>\n

\"Gnanasara<\/a>Held at the Central European University’s School of Public policy in Budapest, the panel on “Buddhist Fury: violence against Muslims in Sri Lanka and Myanmar” sought to answer questions on conflict solution, develop policy ideas and share news on the current situation in both countries, with a purpose of releasing a policy paper to help deal with anti-Muslim hatred.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough no one has died in anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka, speakers at the March 6 discussion said that the language of hatred is similar to that in Myanmar where hundreds of Rohingya Muslims are reported to have lost their lives,\u201d a Turkish news site reported.<\/p>\n

The report said that the audience heard that although Muslims make up just 9 percent of Sri Lanka’s population, Buddhists, who number around 70 percent, appear to fear an increase in their population – fears which have also been expressed in Myanmar.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut whereas violence in Myanmar has led to hundreds of deaths, attacks in Sri Lanka have been limited to mosques and the removal of Muslim women\u2019s headscarves, with a few people injured,\u201d the report on the panel said.<\/p>\n

The conclusions come days afterForeign Policy Magazine\u00a0published<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Colombo Telegraph’s picture of Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Galagoda Atte Gnanasara<\/a><\/span> receiving a gift from Burma\u2019s hardline monk Ashin Wirathu<\/a><\/span> who founded the 969 movement, under the title “This is the modern axis of Buddhist Hate<\/span><\/a>”<\/p>\n

Buddhist mobs in Myanmar have killed more than 200 Muslims and forced more than 150,000 people, mostly Muslims, from their homes. Many Rohingya Muslims now live in large camps in Sittwe, the capital of the Rakhine State in Western\u00a0Myanmar.<\/p>\n

Wirathu has denied\u00a0any role in the violence, but critics have said that his anti-Muslim preaching has helped\u00a0to inspire it. Like\u00a0Bodu Bala Sena, he has criticized\u00a0the\u00a0halal slaughter method, and told Buddhists not to do business with Muslims, urging them\u00a0to seize their\u00a0land.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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