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Burma Bans Time Story Labeling Monk as 'Face of Terror'
Burma has banned distribution of a period Magazine cover story that portrays a fundamentalist Burmese monk being an inciter of terrorism against Muslims.

In a statement late Tuesday, the Burmese government said the ban is aimed at preventing a recurrence of violence between majority Buddhists and minority Muslims.

The magazine cover includes a photo of the fundamentalist monk known as Wirathu, with the words "The Face of Buddhist Terror."

Officials said a committee investigating recent Buddhist-Muslim violence made a decision to block the magazine cover and accompanying article. It is not clear whether the rest of Time Magazine's latest issue will undoubtedly be distributed in Burma.

get more info as Wirathu have already been urging Burmese Buddhists to boycott Muslim-owned businesses and prevent marriages with Muslims. His critics say the boycott appeals have encouraged Buddhist extremists to commit violence against Muslims.

Wirathu insists he could be a man of peace. Many Buddhists have objected to the Time Magazine story, saying it distorts the peaceful nature of these faith.



more info was jailed in 2003 for inciting deadly anti-Muslim riots, but released in 2012 within an over-all amnesty. Some analysts say new freedoms of speech introduced in Burma because the end of military-rule have made it easier for radicals to promote their views.

Deadly confrontations between Burmese Buddhists and Muslims have killed a lot more than 200 people in past times year, many of them Muslims.
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