Islamophobia Unleashed - Mosque Bulldozed By Islamophobes

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Islamophobia unleashed - mosque bulldozed by Islamophobes Aug 26, 2012
Will the Islamophobia never end?

If I didn't know better, I'd say we're on the verge of a Fourth Reich...

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This photo of Sufi shrine in Tripoli being attacked with a digger was sent to the BBC

A shrine in the Libyan capital Tripoli venerating a Sufi Muslim saint has been partly destroyed - the latest in a series of attacks blamed on ultra-conservative Salafi Islamists.

Tripoli residents said men with bulldozers attacked the shrine of al-Shaab al-Dahmani, unimpeded by police.

The attack came a day after hardliners were accused of damaging the tomb of a Sufi scholar in the city of Zlitan.

Hardline Salafists regard the shrines as idolatrous.

On Friday, a group attacked the tomb of 15th-Century scholar Abdel Salam al-Asmar in Zlitan, about 160km (100 miles) south-east of Tripoli. The Reuters news agency said its dome had collapsed....


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19380083

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Re: Islamophobia Unleashed - Mosque Bulldozed By Islamophobe Aug 30, 2012
EMZ wrote:Such a shame to see sites of a historic nature being vandalised by the locals. It's the same in Syria.


And in Mali, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

It's strange we haven't seen any mention of the mosques, tombs and shrines being destroyed in Mali.

Wonder why?
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