Threads of Enlightenment: The Legacy of Friedgard Lottermoser’s Cross-Cultural Quest for Freedom
5 Minutes To ReadJoah McGee reflects on Friedgard Lottermoser’s journey from war’s devastation to spiritual awakening, bridging worlds with mindful resolve.
Transnational Violence and Myanmar’s Beleaguered Rohingya Women
6 Minutes To ReadJoshua Bowes and Md. Salman Rahman argue that violence seems to be inescapable for women Rohingya refugees. Credit: AK Rockefeller The Rohingya refugee crisis is one of the most volatile […]
The Career Prospects of Sadists: Attrition, Collapse, and Myanmar’s Military (Part 1)
15 Minutes To ReadIn Part 1 of a 2-part series, Bobby Anderson considers the strengths and weaknesses of Myanmar’s military and its chances of collapse.
Have Christians become the next religious target of the Myanmar military after Rohingya Muslims?
8 Minutes To ReadCielo (pseudonym) argues that targeting Christians and the re-emergence of Pyu Saw Htee triggered the military’s motivation to commit atrocities.
Deification of Teachers in Burma: Why the Tradition of Paying Respect to Teachers should be Abolished
5 Minutes To ReadPhoenix (pseudonym) argues that Burma’s current model of teacher-student relations limits debate.
Myanmar’s Military Coup and the Burmese Abroad
4 Minutes To ReadChit (a pseudonym) reflects on the military coup as part of the Burmese diaspora.
Maps to Another Nation: Pentecostal Journeys on the Yangon Bus
6 Minutes To ReadMichael Edwards asks how to navigate Yangon using a transit map of Seoul.
New Open Access Database of Myanmar Manuscripts and Textual Artefacts at the University of Toronto
4 Minutes To ReadTony Scott introduces an important new digital archive of Myanmar manuscripts.
Challenging the distortion of influential monks?
6 Minutes To ReadLynn Htwe looks at responses to Sitagu Sayadaw’s comments on Pagan’s recognition by UNESCO.
Is this the end of Ma Ba Tha?
14 Minutes To ReadMatthew J Walton and Ma Khin Mar Mar Kyi warn that the sentiments underlying “Buddhist nationalist” activities remain strong, dangerous and misunderstood. After a period of flourishing under the USDP government, Ma Ba […]