The demonstration staged by a group of Muslims opposite the Sri Lankan High Commission in London last week.The protesters warned of Jihad (holy war) if Buddhists and the Sri Lankan government continued "to oppress Muslims".
However, they said that if the Sri Lankan government wants peace, they will be happy to have a dialogue.
A demonstrator, Abu Yusuf, said although Sri Lanka is thousands of miles away, every problem a Muslim faces in any part of the world is another Muslim’s concern. He said that Muslims in Sri Lanka were attacked because their presence is conceived as a threat.
"We are a threat. We are a threat to all kind of tyrannies and oppressive regimes", he said.
Why are Buddhists attacking Muslims when Buddhism is a peace-loving religion?, he asked.
4/14/2013
