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Officials Burn Writings of Krabi’s ‘New Prophet of Islam’
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

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Meed Mamart, Krabi’s self-declared 25th Muslim prophet, poses beneath a placard demanding the monarchy and politics be kept separate from matters of faith in a photo posted April 7 to Facebook. Photo: Panyaa Krabi

KRABI — A combined task force of security officers and Muslim clerics yesterday raided the home of a 62-year-old man in Krabi who decreed himself the new prophet of Islam.

Meed Mamart was given a stern lecture Saturday to stop his blasphemous actions, and his heretical writings were burned for good measure, the clerics said, though the self-styled prophet appeared to be unrepentant.

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1460879001&typecate=06&section=

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-- Khaosod English 2016-04-18

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Wow I thought Thailand had freedom of religion, his "rights" were clearly violated if the local mussie council can can use soldier thugs to burn his possesions .... things are worse than I imagined. I wonder if his ideas are any more progressive than the previous prophet?

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