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Civil unrest
Many Muslims around the world were up in arms recently about a film allegedly mocking of the Prophet Mohammed called Innocence of Muslims. In Bangladesh, most schools, shops and offices were closed on September 23 in protest against the film.
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Funny farewell
In their latest single, “50 Ways to Say Goodbye,” Train sing about how their girlfriend has left them. Their main concern seems to be coming up with imaginative ways to tell their friends why she left.
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Peaceful protest
About 200 demonstrators from a group named Muslims for Peace join a mass prayer in front of CentralWorld shopping mall in Bangkok as a protest against a US-based company’s refusal to remove an anti-Islamic film from YouTube.
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New novel
A customer purchases a copy of The Casual Vacancy, the new novel by popular British author J.K. Rowling, at a bookshop in London on September 27, as it goes on sale for the first time. — AFP
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Exotic exhibits
The Thai Trends: From Localism to Internationalism exhibition, on display at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre from August 30 to November 4, features numerous artworks by many famous Thai and foreign artists.
