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While Buddhist monks on one side of the world are walking thousands of kilometers for peace and compassion, the image of Buddhism in Myanmar has again been severely tarnished, with a number of influential monks being accused at the top UN court of en... [1]

VRINDAVAN, India — Aruna Samaddar threw fistfuls of colored powder into the air. Blue and red and green, the cheerful colors settled on her white sari and all over other women nearby. [2]

RANGOON — Wai Wai Nu is a diminutive 27-year-old with pro-democracy activism in her genes and a quarter of her young life spent behind bars. [3]

YANGON—An explosion killed a Rohingya boy and his father and severely wounded another adult in northern Rakhine State’s Kyauktaw Township on Tuesday, according to a village official. [4]

BAMIYAN (AFGHANISTAN) - With women banned from most jobs in Afghanistan, an embroidery boutique run by 22-year-old Rahima Alavi is a surprising and treasured sight in Bamiyan. [5]

YANGON—A pregnant Rohingya woman from a rural area of conflict-torn Rakhine State’s Buthidaung Township lost her unborn child when she was struck in the abdomen by a stray bullet on Sunday, according to locals. [6]

YANGON — A mob killed a Rohingya man in the Rakhine State capital Sittwe on Tuesday, according to Sittwe district police chief Win Naung told The Irrawaddy. [7]

LifeMalaysian filmmakers highlight 'collateral damage' in fight against extremism Documentaries seek to undermine appeal of militant Islamist groups Animation by Arif Rafhan is woven into the Malaysian documentary "Perempuan Radikal." The film focuse... [8]

Sources
[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2026-01-23 · 40% match

ICJ Genocide Case Lays Bare Buddhism’s Moral Crisis in Myanmar

While Buddhist monks on one side of the world are walking thousands of kilometers for peace and compassion, the image of Buddhism in Myanmar has again been severely tarnished, with a number of influential monks being accused at the top UN court of en

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-03-22 · 43% match

Breaking Taboo, Hindu Widows Celebrate Festival of Colors

VRINDAVAN, India — Aruna Samaddar threw fistfuls of colored powder into the air. Blue and red and green, the cheerful colors settled on her white sari and all over other women nearby.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-09-03 · 43% match

Young Rohingya Woman Chases Dream of Peace and Justice in Burma

RANGOON — Wai Wai Nu is a diminutive 27-year-old with pro-democracy activism in her genes and a quarter of her young life spent behind bars.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-05-22 · 43% match

Rohingya Man, 8-Year-Old Son Killed in Blast in Northern Rakhine

YANGON—An explosion killed a Rohingya boy and his father and severely wounded another adult in northern Rakhine State’s Kyauktaw Township on Tuesday, according to a village official.

[5] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 43% match

Afghan woman's boutique brightens Bamiyan

BAMIYAN (AFGHANISTAN) - With women banned from most jobs in Afghanistan, an embroidery boutique run by 22-year-old Rahima Alavi is a surprising and treasured sight in Bamiyan.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-04-23 · 42% match

Pregnant Rohingya Woman Struck by Stray Bullet, Loses Unborn Baby in N. Rakhine

YANGON—A pregnant Rohingya woman from a rural area of conflict-torn Rakhine State’s Buthidaung Township lost her unborn child when she was struck in the abdomen by a stray bullet on Sunday, according to locals.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-07-04 · 42% match

BREAKING: Mob Kill Rohingya Muslim in Rakhine

YANGON — A mob killed a Rohingya man in the Rakhine State capital Sittwe on Tuesday, according to Sittwe district police chief Win Naung told The Irrawaddy.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-01-28 · 42% match

Malaysian filmmakers highlight 'collateral damage' in fight against extremism

LifeMalaysian filmmakers highlight 'collateral damage' in fight against extremism Documentaries seek to undermine appeal of militant Islamist groups Animation by Arif Rafhan is woven into the Malaysian documentary "Perempuan Radikal." The film focuse

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-08-09 · 42% match

Rohingya Children in Burma Camps Going Hungry

OHN TAW GYI CAMP, Arakan State — Born just over a year ago, Dosmeda Bibi has spent her entire short life confined to a camp for one of the world’s most persecuted religious minorities.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-09-06 · 42% match

Rakhine Statement by Malala Yousafszai Met With Ire

YANGON— A tweet by Pakistani female education activist and Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafszai in support of Myanmar’s self-identifying Rohingya Muslim population has attracted criticism from some in Myanmar.

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