Voice of America: Sri Lanka Allows Mosque Expansion Despite Buddhist Objections

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Sri Lanka Allows Mosque Expansion Despite Buddhist Objections Aug 13th 2013, 21:57, by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) Sri Lanka's government said on Tuesday it would give the go-ahead to plans to develop a mosque in central Colombo, despite objections from Buddhist hardliners who have targeted members of the minority Muslim community in a spate of recent attacks.   Requests to expand the mosque had been repeatedly rejected, Muslim clerics said, because the building work would mean having to cut down parts of a large bo-tree, considered sacred by Buddhists.   A three-story mosque was built in ... Media files: AFD484B6-ED68-4934-8080-A579A2B9A0E9_cx0_cy20_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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