Hate speech against Muslims appeared on PTT Bulletin Board System: IAT
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/11/04
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Islamic Association of Taiwan (IAT, 台灣伊斯蘭協會) has
The Taipei Grand Mosque. (By Central News Agency)
asked the authorities and National Taiwan University (NTU) to take measures against demeaning recent online comments targeting Islam, reports said Saturday.
In September and October, derogatory and hateful language about Islam and Muslims in general started to appear on the PTT Bulletin Board System, the association said, according to reports by the Central News Agency.
A total of seven forums had been opened on the subject, and they provided a platform for extremist messages of hate, according to the IAT. [FULL STORY]
