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Eye on the world: Prayer for the Rohingya
In “Redirecting Myanmar’s dominant faith to peace” The Christian Science Monitor reports that “according to a global ranking, Myanmar (Burma) is one of the most generous countries in terms of donating and volunteering, a result of a type of Buddhism practiced by a majority of Burmese. Yet this expression of outsize giving is not the image of Myanmar lately portrayed by its military’s harsh treatment of the minority Muslims…. On Sept. 11, the United Nations accused the military, which controls key parts of the civilian-led government, of carrying out ‘a textbook example of ethnic cleansing’ against Muslims, who call themselves Rohingya. Since late August, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled the country. The latest exodus is the result of an assault by the armed forces after a new militant group, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, attacked government outposts, killing more than 100. Many of Myanmar’s Buddhists, who have long feared that their faith is in jeopardy, consider Muslims to be ‘terrorists’ or a social threat.”
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