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.
“Rowdy monks” or a crisis of monastic authority?
7 Minutes To ReadMatthew J Walton looks at Ma Ba Tha’s persistence in the light of criticisms.
Islam and the State in Myanmar: Muslim-Buddhist Relations and the Politics of Belonging edited by Melissa Crouch, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2016, Pages 345.
6 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee reviews Melissa Crouch’s edited volume on Muslims in Myanmar.
Thein Pe of the Rangoon Turf Club: tracking days down memory lane.
10 Minutes To Read
Htay Htay Win tracks down memories of her jockey grandfather, Thein Pe of the Rangoon Turf Club.
“Peace Memories” in Myanmar
4 Minutes To ReadThe Myanmar Media and Society team previews its current oral history project.
A Walk Down Memory Lane
8 Minutes To ReadReshmi Bannerjee reflects on some of Myanmar’s famous waterways.
Daughters of the Sakyamuni: Reflections on Struggles to Legally Exist as Female Buddhist Practitioners in Thailand and Myanmar
11 Minutes To ReadPhacharaphorn Phanomvan reflects on the role of female Buddhist practitioners in Buddhist societies.
Failed Riots and Conflict Prevention in Myanmar
5 Minutes To ReadThe Myanmar Media and Society Project team explores actions that have de-escalated conflict.
Freestyle Utopia: Hip Hop and Healing in Meikhtila
4 Minutes To ReadKlara Christensen recounts a cathartic inter-faith freestyle rap session in conflict-torn Meikhtila.
Myanmar Women’s Rights: Breaking the Silence
12 Minutes To ReadEi Thindar Myint reflects on gender politics in Myanmar.