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Interfaith Witness to Stop Genocide in Burma

Dear Friends,

I have not kept current on this website for a while, but that is because there has been a lot going on and very little time to write.

Most immediately, on 23 March I am joining a group … Read more

The Fire This Time: Religious Violence in Burma

Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world; by non-hatred only is hatred appeased. This is an unending truth.
— Dhammapada, 5

On February 27, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) was ordered to close all its long-established clinics in Myanmar/Burma. … Read more

A Fact-Finding Commission — Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar

Here is the press release for an important initiative that came out of our INEB meeting in Malaysia two weeks ago.  The meeting itself had an ongoing focus on interfaith relations, particularly between Buddhists and Muslims in South and Southeast
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All People Are Chosen; All Lands Are Holy: Interfaith Dialog for Peace & Sustainability

Petronas Tower, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This is the text of a talk given on 1 November 2013 at the Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM) in Kuala Lumpur, at the start of the 2013 conference of the International Network of Engaged Read more

Burma Unbound?

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Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world; by non-hatred only is hatred appeased.  This is an unending truth.

Dhammapada, 5

Religious and ethnic confrontation in Burma challenge cherished ideas of Buddhism and religious tolerance. This week, … Read more

Conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State — A Statement from the International Network of Engaged Buddhists

The statement below was written and ratified by the International Network of Engaged Buddhist at its annual Advisory and Executive Board meeting this month. We hope that it expresses the concerns of Buddhists around the world who are witness to Read more