WorldNews Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/fea823715a4930862e51cbbadbaa0c0a.jpgBy Kanupriya Kapoor and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - When Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama had some of the capital's sprawling slums leveled this spring, Muslim groups including the hardline "Islamic Defenders Front" (FPI) moved in quickly to help some of the city's poorest residents. After a video circulated in October of Purnama, also known as "Ahok", making comments that some Muslims said insulted the Koran, the FPI went into overdrive. It called for his arrest, bombarded its social media pages with fiery messages and rallied some 150,000 protesters to the streets of the capital earlier this month. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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