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Indonesians hold mass prayer for Chinas Uighurs
[Al Arabiya Latest] About a hundred Indonesian Muslims held a mass prayer session in the capital Jakarta on Sunday to protest over unrest between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese which left more than 180 people dead.
| One hundred? A huge crowd, indeed. |
| They were very large Indonesian Muslims. Most were over 400 pounds. |
"We Muslims in Indonesia feel the pain and struggle of our Muslim brothers and sisters and pray for their well-being. We urge the Indonesian government to tell the Chinese government to stop this brutality," a Muslim coordinator Jamal Aldin told AFP.
Islamic groups in the world's most populous Muslim country slammed what they called 'repressive' Chinese rule and called for freedom and rights for Muslim Uighurs. "All Muslims must show solidarity to the Muslim Uighurs and pray for their safety,' the head of hardline Muslims" Muhammad Al Khaththath from the Forum Umat Islam, said in a statement.
| The protests get them out in the fresh air and sunshine, and keep them too busy for more nefarious activities. A pity only 100 made this choice. |
Posted by: Fred 2009-07-13 |
