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by Welcome Dlamini, Times of Swaziland, July 30,2012
MANZINI, Swaziland -- Her husband and close relatives kissed her motionless body as it lay in a casket; sweet perfume was sprayed on her corpse; red roses were sprinkled atop her and one of her sons-in-law together with a friend went around the casket three times while carrying burning torches that finally initiated the funeral pyre.
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by Terrence Johnson, The Costa Rican News, August 5, 2012
Costa Rica -- Over the past few decades Catholic Churches in Central America has seen an exodus of their congregants leaving to explore and join other Christian denominations and other religions. Experts point to growing competition from other denominations, primarily evangelical Christianity and a general dissatisfaction with the Catholic churches intolerance and rigid stance. There is an emerging segment of the population in Central America that is converting to religions such as Islam and Buddhism.
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By John Laing, edited by Jim Luce, Daily Kos, May 7, 2012
New York, USA -- Vesak - signifying “Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and His Parinirvãna (passing away) - is the most sacred day in the Buddhist calendar. In an era where the world is darkened by multiple conflicts and natural and man-made calamities, the Buddha’s message of non-violence, understanding, compassion and peace, is powerfully relevant.
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ChakraNews.com, Feb 23, 2012
Male, Maldives -- Similar to the Afghan Islamic Taliban’s destruction of the priceless Buddhist and other historic artifacts in 2001, an Islamic Extremist group has vandalized and destroyed precious Buddhist and Hindu statues in the Maldives which can never be made the same again to preserve the history.
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AFP, Feb 8, 2012
MALE, Maldives -- Police said Wednesday a mob had stormed the Maldives national museum and smashed Buddhist statues, an act of vandalism which former president Mohamed Nasheed blamed on Islamic radicals.
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Taiwan monk offers hope to African orphans with Buddhist teachings
