President Barack Obama holds a meeting with President Thein Sein of Burma at the Burma Parliament Building in Rangoon, Burma, Nov. 19, 2012. By Pete Souza - whitehouse.gov. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.In recent months, we’ve reported extensively on anti-Muslim violence in Burma. With violence mounting, an election one year away, and President Obama visiting the country next week, the world is watching Burma. Today, the New York Times broke down the situation with a story that skillfully dissects the many complex issues at play. Read that article on the NYT website. Also, see our November 3 update on the situation, “Buddhist teachers plead for Burma in an open letter to Obama.”
For more context, read Hozan Alan Senauke’s chronicle of the recent history of Burma, “The Fire This Time,” and Jack Kornfield’s call-to-action from the September Shambhala Sun, “Buddhists Betray the Teachings.”
