Thailand: Tensions Between Muslims and Buddhists

Since 2004 Thailand has seen an upswing in violence in its troubled south, where sporadic fighting between security forces and insurgents has killed close to 4,000 people. The clashes seemed to be slowing down until June when a massacre at a mosque renewed tensions between ethnic Thai Buddhists and Malay Muslims. VOA's Daniel Schearf reports from Narathiwat and Pattani provinces in southern Thailand.

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[dancinkindofguy]

The caption reads tension between muslims and Bhuddists, but all I see is muslim aggression. Is there any report of a Bhudist killing a muslim? Can't see that happenin!

[PeaceWithTheseEyes]

Green Energy for World Peace, is the theme for the novel, "With These Eyes. " The story combines the knowledge behind a sustainable green energy source with Buddhist wisdom to show humanity the simple steps that lead in to a calm & prosperous world.

[GrandmasterTigerfist]

@kavkaz7kavkaz

Show some proof? The massacre of Armenians were never a nationalist motive but a religious motive since it was an hardcore islamic caliphate who dominated at that time ( Ottoman) The christian Armenians were seen as traitors hence a full ethnic cleansing of Armenians took place. Same happened in darfur when the blacks revolted for their rights, the arab hired a national millitia to massacre christians and black muslims as seen inferior. So when did Buddhist invade muslim lands?

[super17a]

@MrEgaal

its was the arabs that started slavery

muslims are jew haters, non muslim haters like you

and you are a racists

you sad little man

[DuchKhan]

The teachers were target of the attck. The terrorists refuse education for children because they will lose their control. They fired schools!

With some politicians's support, it allows some schools to not teach in Thai langauge. That's the way they control the followers.

I have a lot of good Islam friends too. It's the problem of people who want power and wealth under the name of Islam.

[kavkaz7kavkaz]

@GrandmasterTigerfist dude, does it turns better? so if i kill someone in the name of buddhism, or to kill someone because hating that the person is muslim, where is the difference? its a crime and YOU claimed buddhist dont invade nations and dont commit crimes and this is a lie. and who told you that the massacres against armenians was in the name of islam? it was in the name of nationalism. buddhist are humans, they invaded each other, invaded muslim lands, enslaved others. get some edu

[GrandmasterTigerfist]

@kavkaz7kavkaz

Dude ou dont have any solid grounds to blame Buddhism for the wars because no war have ever been faught under the banner of Buddhism unless people have fought it for their own political intrests. The ottoman caliphate fought and killed under the islamic banner and did many britalities on Armenians and Bulgarians. Buddhists never conquered any other lands ad Muslims invaded Constantinople which was a christian.

[kavkaz7kavkaz]

@GrandmasterTigerfist i dont claimed that bose was buddhist. husayni also fought for arab nationalistic cause. so what is your point here? this is not wahabi propganda, why you lie? can you show me the source that this claims are wahabi? its internationaly know and a fact that monks were the trigger of massacres against muslims. even aan san su kyi admited the crimes and the collaboration of the buddhist clercy with the dicators. dude, stop acting like a fool

[GrandmasterTigerfist]

@kavkaz7kavkaz

Bose was not Buddhist, and japanese did for their nationalist causes and not Buddhist, this is wahabi propoganda against Buddhists that they massacred muslims in burma in reality Buddhists lived under the same harsh conditions thats why the mass movement against the Burmese govt took place. Aan san su kyi is a Buddhist-

[kavkaz7kavkaz]

@GrandmasterTigerfist dude, bose joined the japanese, ignoring that the japanese massacred the chinse, raped korea and so on. so stop bullshiting. bose was hanged by the british. i dont even judge him, he just wanted to free himself. the enemy of my enemy is my friend- the old motto of many leaders during those days. so there were priest who protested against the burmese leaders, and there were monks who pillaged muslim goods, massacred people the mob stlye. thats the point