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MEIKTILA, Mandalay Division — When religious violence erupted in Meiktila in central Burma two years ago, local politician Win Htein spoke up for the minority Muslims who bore its deadly brunt. Many of his fellow Buddhists have never forgiven him. (confirmed by 2 sources) [1]

RANGOON — The Buddhist extremist movement in Burma, known as 969, portrays itself as a grassroots creed. [3]

YANGON — A Muslim militant organization behind the attacks on 30 police stations in northern Rakhine State last month has connections with foreign extremist groups despite their blanket denial of such accusations, according to a journalist who has be... [4]

In recent months, anti-Muslim violence has rocked many parts of Burma and has left dozens of people killed and thousands displaced, while thousands of homes were destroyed. [5]

BEIJING — Students and civil servants in China’s Muslim northwest, where Beijing is enforcing a security crackdown following deadly unrest, have been ordered to avoid taking part in traditional fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. [6]

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka, under heavy pressure to end human rights abuses four years after the end of a brutal civil war with Tamil Tiger rebels, said on Tuesday it faced a new threat of terrorism and Muslim extremism. [7]

BANGKOK — They were a middle-class family in Pakistan, living in a comfortable three-bedroom apartment with a modern kitchen and a PlayStation for the three kids. Fluent in English, the father ran his own moving company while the mother taught art. [8]

NEW DELHI -- Artificial intelligence-generated images and videos are fueling a new wave of anti-Muslim hate across India's social media ecosystem, according to a new report by the Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH), which warns that AI has... [10]

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[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-06-16 · 75% match

In Burma’s Election Year, Radical Buddhism Heightens Tension

MEIKTILA, Mandalay Division — When religious violence erupted in Meiktila in central Burma two years ago, local politician Win Htein spoke up for the minority Muslims who bore its deadly brunt. Many of his fellow Buddhists have never forgiven him.

[2] FI yle.fi · 2015-10-09 · 75% match

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Aamulehti posted a story Thursday about a group that started patrolling the streets of the northern town of Kemi.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-06-27 · 75% match

Burma Govt Gives Official Blessing To Anti-Muslim Monks

RANGOON — The Buddhist extremist movement in Burma, known as 969, portrays itself as a grassroots creed.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-09-22 · 75% match

ARSA Linked to Foreign Extremist Groups: Bertil Lintner

YANGON — A Muslim militant organization behind the attacks on 30 police stations in northern Rakhine State last month has connections with foreign extremist groups despite their blanket denial of such accusations, according to a journalist who has be

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-06-24 · 73% match

‘Islamic Extremists Want My Downfall, That’s Why They Put Me On The Cover’

In recent months, anti-Muslim violence has rocked many parts of Burma and has left dozens of people killed and thousands displaced, while thousands of homes were destroyed.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-07-03 · 72% match

China Bans Ramadan Fast in Muslim Northwest

BEIJING — Students and civil servants in China’s Muslim northwest, where Beijing is enforcing a security crackdown following deadly unrest, have been ordered to avoid taking part in traditional fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-09-04 · 72% match

Sri Lanka Sees New Threats of Terrorism, Muslim Extremism

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka, under heavy pressure to end human rights abuses four years after the end of a brutal civil war with Tamil Tiger rebels, said on Tuesday it faced a new threat of terrorism and Muslim extremism.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-02-27 · 71% match

Stuck in Limbo, Bangkok’s Hidden Urban Refugees Scrape By

BANGKOK — They were a middle-class family in Pakistan, living in a comfortable three-bedroom apartment with a modern kitchen and a PlayStation for the three kids. Fluent in English, the father ran his own moving company while the mother taught art.

[9] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 75% match

Junta Hunting Down Muslim Extremists

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-23 · 42% match

AI tools amplify anti-Muslim hate on Indian social media: think tank

NEW DELHI -- Artificial intelligence-generated images and videos are fueling a new wave of anti-Muslim hate across India's social media ecosystem, according to a new report by the Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH), which warns that AI has

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