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ninjaruski: themindislimitless: The rise of genocidal...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:52:05 -0400

An unregistered Rohingya family in their home on November 13, 2009 at Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh.

Unregistered Rohingya refugees work in the early morning on November 19, 2009 at Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh.

An unregistered Rohingya child in the early morning on November 13, 2009 at Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh

An unregistered Rohingya child draws on the wall of a classroom provided by the charity Islamic Relief on November 14, 2009 at Leda Refugee Camp, Bangladesh.

An unregistered Rohingya baby sleeps in a makeshift home on November 14, 2009 at Leda Refugee Camp, Bangladesh

Unregistered Rohingya refugees wait by the roadside in the early morning on November 19, 2009 at Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh.

Unregistered Rohingya refugees bathe in the early morning on November 19, 2009 at Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh.

Unregistered Rohingya refugees bury the body of an old man in the evening on November 20, 2009 at Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh.

ninjaruski:

themindislimitless:

The rise of genocidal Buddhist racism against the Rohingya, a minority community of nearly one million people in the western Burmese province of Rakhine (also known as Arakan), is an international humanitarian crisis. The military-ruled state has been relentless in its attempts to erase Rohingya ethnic identity, which was officially recognized as a distinct ethnic group in 1954 by the democratic government of Prime Minister U Nu. Indeed, in the past months of violent conflict, beginning in June 2012, the Rohingya have suffered over 90 percent of the total death toll and property destruction, including the devastation of entire villages and city neighborhoods. Following the initial eruption of violence in western Burma, several waves of killing, arson, and rampage have been directed at the Rohingya, backed by Burma’s security forces.

— Dr. Maung Zarni, Buddhist Nationalism in Burma

Photos— Jonathan Saruk: Kutupalong and Leda Refugee Camp, Bangladesh, November 14 and 19.

One of my 308i students asked me the following question: if North Korea had continued to practice Buddhism, would they be less violent. I responded with a brief explication of the North Korean cultural situation, indicating that I was not an expert, and why that question was built upon orientalist assumptions about Buddhism.

The above came in as part of my explication following the “North Korea” question: essentially I presented a history of Buddhism and Buddhist nations as not inherently less violent because they are Buddhist. Burma was an example, as was Japan during World War II. Buddhism, like Shinto, Confucianism, and other Eastern religions are not immune from providing the impetus for, and support of, aggressive military actions.

If any of my followers are interested in Buddhism and conflict, I’d suggest reading the following:

Buddhist Warfare by Michael K. Jerryson and Mark Jurgensmeyer

Buddhism and Violence edited by Michael Zimmerman

In Defense of the Dharma by Tessa Bartholomeusz

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theundeadchivalry:

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افكاري واحلامي: ambitioussurvival: For as long as she lived, she saw her father...

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افكاري واحلامي: ambitioussurvival: For as long as she lived, she saw her father...:

ambitioussurvival:

For as long as she lived, she saw her father kneeling down and praying to God before the crack of dawn, uttering the following words, “Lord, I thank You for this blessing.” Every single day of her life … And so one day she asked her father, “What is the blessing that God…

technodrome1: MALCOLM X BY #TECHNODROME1

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:18:36 -0500

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allasianflavours: Shah-i-Zinda, Samarkand by Fulvio’s photos

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:18:17 -0500

allasianflavours:

Shah-i-Zinda, Samarkand by Fulvio’s photos

lightestelephant: Steve McCurry.

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:17:31 -0500

lightestelephant:

Steve McCurry.

tytusjaneta: Jan Reich

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:15:04 -0500

tytusjaneta:

Jan Reich

biryaniii: me

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biryaniii:

me

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raatfashion: Diddy is the worst dancer ever..

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:11:06 -0500

raatfashion:

Diddy is the worst dancer ever..

madeineightyeight: yes

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:09:56 -0500

madeineightyeight:

yes

destinationjannah: “[He is] the Lord of the East and the West;...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:09:42 -0500

destinationjannah:

“[He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs.” [73:9]

destinationjannah: There are so many ayahs where Allah consoles...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:09:31 -0500

destinationjannah:

There are so many ayahs where Allah consoles the Prophet (sws) and when you read the seerah and know what was taking place at the time, you can truly get a glimpse of the pain and the difficulty and the sacrifices that our Messenger went through. SubhanAllah, it is so so heavy on the heart and the heart almost wants to break in love for him and in the desire to meet him, peace and blessings be upon him ♥

”And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance. And leave Me with [the matter of] the deniers, those of ease [in life], and allow them respite a little.” [73:10-11]

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simply-war: Nov. 7, 2012. Indian child Rajesh, 8, reads from a...

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simply-war:

Nov. 7, 2012. Indian child Rajesh, 8, reads from a black board painted on a building wall at a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi. Altaf Qadri.