Buddhist Monks in Myanmar: Driving Religious Intolerance and Hindering Reform

Buddhist Monks in Myanmar: Driving Religious Intolerance and Hindering Reform

Two hundred Buddhist monks took to the streets of Yangon on 12 November to protest the visit of a delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Many Buddhist monks are re-igniting anti-Muslim animosity and Burman Buddhist nationalism. Can Myanmar’s ASEAN Chairmanship and structural re...

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Main Author: Coates, Eliane
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Conflict and stability
Country and region studies
Southeast Asia and ASEAN
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82197
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39870
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Two hundred Buddhist monks took to the streets of Yangon on 12 November to protest the visit of a delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Many Buddhist monks are re-igniting anti-Muslim animosity and Burman Buddhist nationalism. Can Myanmar’s ASEAN Chairmanship and structural reforms give an opportunity for the country to heal old wounds?

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