A small but passionate group of interfaith activists has sought to bridge Myanmar's religious divisions, sometimes at personal risk.
In May, during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, roughly 100 Buddhist nationalists armed with sticks and stones surrounded three Muslim prayer sites, blocking worshipers from praying.
The night after the incident, Thet Swe Win, a longtime peace activist, convened a group of like-minded Buddhist friends and interfaith activists to brainstorm ways to show solidarity with the Muslim minority. He recalled a visit to Paris in 2015, where he saw Muslims handing out flowers after a terrorist attack there, and was inspired by the gesture of empathy.
We have to stand up for vulnerable communities as a basic Buddhist principle…. As the majority, we need to use our freedom and power to defend the marginalized.He has spearheaded a series of campaigns promoting interfaith harmony, a controversial idea in Myanmar, also known as Burma, in part because it
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