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Sri Lanka Author Sarah Malini Perera Arrested For 'Offending Buddhists'

First Posted: 05/29/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:00 PM ET

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An expatriate Sri Lankan woman who wrote two books about her conversion from Buddhism to Islam has been arrested while on holiday in Sri Lanka, apparently for causing offence to Buddhists.

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An expatriate Sri Lankan woman who wrote two books about her conversion from Buddhism to Islam has been arrested while on holiday in Sri Lanka, apparently for causing offence to Buddhists. ...
An expatriate Sri Lankan woman who wrote two books about her conversion from Buddhism to Islam has been arrested while on holiday in Sri Lanka, apparently for causing offence to Buddhists. ...
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02:57 PM on 03/29/2010
Buddha might chuckle at this. If they are offended, then these fundamentalist "Buddhists" are missing the essence of Buddhism and failing to see the irony of their position. They need a time out for meditation.
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