a review of religion and media
As violence spreads amongst Burma’s Buddhist majority and Muslim minority, Francis Wade meets U Wirathu, who calls himself the “Burmese Bin Laden,” and a former monk who rejects Wirathu’s message of intolerance. Continue Reading →
Conflict in western Burma’s Arakan state has displaced thousands of Muslim Rohingyas and Buddhist Arakanese. From the Burmese border, Francis Wade examines the complex origins and motives behind the violence. Continue Reading →