Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya of Burma and the challenge of faith
Three-and-a-half months after some of the bloodiest clashes in a generation between Myanmar's ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and stateless Muslims known as Rohingya left the western town of Sittwe in flames, nobody is quite sure when -or even if- the ...www.washingtonpost.com
Buddhist 'People Of Color Sanghas', Diversity Efforts Address Conflicts About ...
But throughout its history, dozens of sects, sub-sects and cultural variations have formed among Buddhists, and they've become separated by language and ethnicity, including the dominance of mainly white sanghas in the U.S.. People of color sanghas ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Myanmar's Rohingya Problem
Arakans have also had a traditionally prickly relationship with the Burma nationality that dominates the Irrawaddy basin. Arakan has a good case for calling itself the traditional Buddhist heartland of the region and is a reliable agitator for autonomy ...www.pacificfreepress.com
The raison d'être of Obama Going to Burma
He/she must be showed the real civilization of the Myanmar people over the Non-Myanmar and finally lead him to Theravada Buddhism on to Nirvana. Whereas the ethnic nationalities view that the Myanmar people spearheaded by the Tatmadaw is still ...www.asiantribune.com
Rakhine crisis: Restricted humanitarian access and risk of radicalisation
Whilst the earlier unrest in June involved Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims (who are stateless and lack any citizenship rights), many of those targeted in last week's attacks belonged to the Muslim Kaman minority, a recognised national group ...www.aljazeera.com
Deconstructing Pre-Marriage Advice for Singaporean Muslims
What was more interesting however, were the responses from Singaporean Muslims of different ethnic backgrounds. Essentially, the discussion centred around the difference of Muslim marriages from "Western", "secular" or "civil" ones because the former ...www.patheos.com
As Tibetans Burn Themselves to Protest Chinese Rule, Communists in Beijing ...
Chinese television crews crowded around them, and sure enough the Tibetan delegates showed up on state television that evening as examples of the ethnically harmonious spirit of the communist brotherhood. ... schools has declined dramatically over the ...world.time.com
Is Tibetan Buddhism the most popular in America?
Tibetan Buddhism "is not heavily tied to an immigrant ethnicity unlike, say, Chinese Buddhism which is very closely tied to a specific ethnic group. Chinese Buddhist traditions might even specifically promote themselves as exclusively "Chinese Buddhist ...www.patheos.com
Give Full Force and Effect to the Separation of Powers & Unity in Diversity
Among such foundations, we can for instance underline one's respect for the sovereignty of the people and the acknowledgement of unity in diversity arising from religious and ethnic differences. As regard to the sovereignty of the people, it is ...groundviews.org
My Take: 7 Ways religious diversity played in the election
Democrat Mazie Hirono, who vacated the House seat in Hawaii that Gabbard just won, handily defeated Republican Linda Lingle to become the first Buddhist (and the first Asian-American woman) elected to the U.S. Senate. Hirono, who .... As usual, Jesus ...religion.blogs.cnn.com
Affirmative Action and the 'Critical Mass' of Diversity in Religious Studies ...
Bollinger, allowing university admissions officers to consider race and ethnicity when admitting students. The goal of these affirmative action practices was to achieve a "critical mass of diversity," which, the University of ... Of course, in the ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Religion briefs for the week of Nov. 15
At the same time, she became involved in studying the Torah and is inspired by the teachings of Torah, as well as by Buddhism. She found these ancient wisdom traditions deepen our understanding of ourselves through a spiritual connection. .... with the ...www.wickedlocal.com
Many Chinese Intellectuals Are Silent Amid a Wave of Tibetan Self-Immolations
... swayed by government propaganda that describes the self-immolators as "terrorists" even as unrelenting censorship blocks any public airing of their grievances, which include complaints about restrictions on Tibetan Buddhism and educational policies ...www.post-gazette.com
Yogesh Varhade on the grim reality of modern slavery
This designation has nothing to do with race, ethnicity, or even religious differentiation. It is a social construct that has endured well into the modern day, preventing untold millions from .... A principal architect of the Indian constitution and ...communities.washingtontimes.com
Burma: Violence against minorities continues unabated
And yet, in western Burma, conflict between radical Buddhists and a minority Muslim population has left thousands of people displaced.dailymaverick.co.za
TEXAS FAITH: After the election, how do we become one?
The community of believers is one of the three treasures in Buddhism. It is a slightly different context, but we Americans are a .... We are represented by every race, ethnicity, language, culture and religion. Indeed, we are one nation and have to ...religionblog.dallasnews.com
One giant step for S'wak Indians
Because of their diverse ethnic backgrounds, they are also diverse in terms of religions and beliefs - Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, Sai Baba, Bahai and many more. Unfortunately, because they are culturally diverse, it is not ...thestar.com.my
Benediction and Revolution
I felt quite moved, though I'm not a Tibetan Buddhist or any other kind of Buddhist. Despite or because of ... It must have flowed like the Ganges for the Buddha, but it's said that only two of his disciples, Sariputta and Mogallanna, got it after 50 ...www.costaricantimes.com
Hundreds Unite at the 2012 Peace Conference
Politicians, religious leaders and hundreds of Aucklanders across all ethnicity united at the 2012 Peace Conference hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community filling the Te Tuhi Centre of Arts Auditorium in Pakuranga to capacity during the Labour ...www.scoop.co.nz
Understanding Workplace Sexual Harassment
For example, although the EEOC did not release data specifying which ethnic or religious groups are responsible for the greatest share of complaints, some discrimination attorneys have speculated that the uptick may be related to an increased number of ...www.melodika.net
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