{"id":129208,"date":"2014-08-19T12:24:30","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T06:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=129208"},"modified":"2014-08-19T12:27:13","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T06:57:13","slug":"anti-muslim-violence-in-myanmar-and-sri-lanka-surge-of-radical-buddhism-in-south-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/anti-muslim-violence-in-myanmar-and-sri-lanka-surge-of-radical-buddhism-in-south-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Muslim Violence In Myanmar And Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Surge of radical Buddhism in South Asia<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Nationalist Buddhist monks in Myanmar and Sri Lanka are playing a key role in instigating hatred and provoking violence towards the Muslim minorities in both countries, claiming that such action is necessary in order to protect Buddhist race and culture. 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