Hundreds of Muslims in Cikampek, sixty-five kilometres southeast of Jakarta, took to the streets after Friday prayers on September 23 to protest the building of a school funded by a Christian foundation. Construction of the school had been stopped in 2004 after repeated vandalism and violence against the foundation.
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Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka |
The JHU, a political party composed entirely of Buddhist monks, has reacted strongly to reports that the government will shelve their anti-conversion bill. They accused the United States of "interfering in religious affairs and human rights in the country." It is likely that the government will want to avoid this controversy at this time because of presidential elections on November 17.
On September 20, a German national living in the Yemeni region of Hadramawt had his house set on fire and his car bombed because he has been accused of "promoting Christianity." He also received a letter saying, "Today we have set fire to your car and your house, but tomorrow we will kill your children if you do not leave Mukallah." The man, who was not identified, is the head of the Social Cooperation Association for the Middle East in the Hadramawt area and was living near the city of Mukallah.
